Statement: Response to Fracking Ban

by Communications Team | Dec 17, 2014 | Press Releases

Activists Won Major Victory Against Fossil Fuel Industry Albany, NY – In response to the announcement that New York State will ban fracking, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: Ordinary New Yorkers have been fighting for years...

In New Campaign, Zephyr Teachout Joins a Broad Coalition to Limit Hedge Fund Control over Public Education

by Communications Team | Dec 3, 2014 | Press Releases

Before Possible Special Session in Albany, Teachout and Progressive Groups Release Report on Hedge Fund Leaders Takeover of Public Schools ALBANY  — The same hedge funds that bought control of Governor Cuomo and State Senate Republicans now want to take over public...

Citizen Action Announces Endorsements in State Legislative Races

by Communications Team | Oct 31, 2014 | Press Releases

New York – Today, Citizen Action of New York announced its endorsement of seven incumbent state legislators for re-election, including Deborah Glick (AD 66), Linda B. Rosenthal (AD 67), Richard N. Gottfried (AD 75), Jeffrey Dinowitz (AD 81), Kevin Parker (SD...

Elected Officials Urge Voters to Reject Fatally Flawed Proposal 1

by Communications Team | Oct 31, 2014 | Press Releases

Voters Should Reject this Step Backwards Say Albany Organizations and Electeds ALBANY, NY – In a strong showing of opposition, Albany County Legislator Doug Bullock, Albany City Councilman Judd Krasher, New Paltz Town Supervisor Susan Zimet, Town of Greenburgh...

AQE, Leading Education Advocates, Superintendents, Respond to Gov. Cuomo’s Attack on Public Schools

by Communications Team | Oct 28, 2014 | Press Releases

ALBANY (October 28, 2014) – AQE, local school superintendents and leaders of the state’s major community organizations issued the following statement in response  to Gov. Cuomo’s vow to break the public schools “public monopolies” and replace them with more...

New Statewide Poll Shows Strong Majority of Likely Voters in Key Senate Races More Likely to Vote for Candidates Supporting Minimum Wage Increase Proposal, Ending Corporate Tax Loopholes for School Funding

by Communications Team | Oct 28, 2014 | Press Releases

 Residents in Long Island, Hudson Valley and Western New York explain importance of wages and school funding positions of candidates in moving voters, as GOTV efforts ramp up New York – In the final full week of the campaigns for State Senate, Public Policy Polling...

Carl Paladino’s Plot to Dismantle Buffalo Public Schools Is Revealed: Calls His Scheme to Privatize Schools a ‘Game’

by Communications Team | Oct 22, 2014 | Press Releases

Parents and Community Rally; Call for School Board to Denounce the Paladino Plan BUFFALO (October 22, 2014) – Parents and community members, joined by some of Buffalo’s major parent and community organizations and members of the School Board, rallied at City Hall...

Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of NY Release Report Documenting How Carl Paladino Profits off Privately Run Charter Schools

by Communications Team | Oct 22, 2014 | Press Releases

Firebrand School Board Member Pushes Privatization for Buffalo Schools ALBANY (October 21, 2014) – The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) and Citizen Action of NY released a report today showing that former New York State gubernatorial candidate and now member of...

Community, Board of Education Members, and Parents Demand Voice in Fate of Buffalo Public Schools

by Communications Team | Oct 15, 2014 | Press Releases

Rally at Lafayette High School Calls on Buffalo City School District’s Board of Education to Stop Turnover Plan BUFFALO, Oct. 15, 2014 – Community members, school administrators, parents and students along with Citizen Action of NY, the Alliance for Quality Education,...