East Ramapo is the case for strengthening community power in public schools Public schools should be places where every student has the resources and support they need to learn, no matter their race, income, or immigration status. In East Ramapo, those in power have failed to live up to that responsibility. Black and Latine students are carrying the consequences of years of decisions that have led to underfunding of their public schools. The district's crisis is a fight for racial and economic justice and a question of who has the power to demand change. AQE has continued supporting families and advocates fighting for stronger state action in East Ramapo. Local control cannot become a shield when students’ education is being undermined, particularly after years of inadequate oversight. New York already recognizes a responsibility to intervene through state monitoring, and we will keep pushing the state to use its power when local systems repeatedly fail the students they are supposed to serve. Families need a voice in how the institutions that shape their lives are governed, and the state also has a responsibility to act when racial inequity becomes embedded in how those institutions operate. AQE will keep building public pressure for stronger accountability and stable funding so students have the resources and support their schools should provide. East Ramapo shows how racial equity can shape institutions while also influencing whose voices are heard and how people are treated in their day to day lives. Recognizing those connections helps us understand how racial harm is reinforced and where we can interrupt it. Black August calls us to study those patterns and strengthen our ability to interrupt them, which is why we hope you’ll join our August 20 virtual workshop, Interrupting Racial Microaggressions, with Natasha Capers and Barbara Gross of Liberation Spaces. Register today and share this invitation with your community bit.ly/BlackAugust20 Learning to recognize racial harm in everyday life is part of building the collective practice we need to challenge it in our public schools and beyond. We hope you’ll join us as we keep learning how to recognize that harm and build the power to interrupt it. In solidarity, Marina Marcou-O'Malley and Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari Co-Executive Directors, Alliance for Quality Education Early bird registration is open for the Diapers to Diplomas: Reimagining the Continuum of Learning, Care and Opportunity conference on October 15 and 16 in New York City. Register today to secure your spot.

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Daily Digest: Lansing Fields to bring 12 affordable townhomes to Troy, state agency says

Also: Watervliet Civic Center celebrates 80th anniversary • Siena Poll: Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in NY governor’s race

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Good morning! Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.   • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • Lansing Fields to bring 12 affordable townhomes to Troy, state agency says Lansing Fields, billed as a 12-unit affordable homeownership development in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, has started construction, according to New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas. Read more → Watervliet Civic Center celebrates 80th anniversary The Watervliet Civic Center, praised as an invaluable city asset, is celebrating its 80th year in operation. Read more → Siena Poll: Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in NY governor’s race Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman 49-39%, according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York State gubernatorial voters released Wednesday. Read more → Capital Region BOCES offers 5 skilled trades programs in September Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center announced that it still has spots available this fall in several adult education programs. Read more → Saratoga Race Course entries for Thursday, August 13, 2026 Saratoga Race Course entries for Thursday, August 13, 2026 Read more → ‘26 Cadillac Escalade Sport is the still the king of the highway While General Motors continues to deliver great trucks and now EV’s to the average consumer, it’s their top-tier Luxury/Sport brand Cadillac that also continues to make strides. Their flagship SUV, the Escalade is back in 2026 and a behemoth it still is. Our week-long tester, a Black Raven Escalade Sport tops your Uber Black list, but also tops the consumer want list with its exceptional luxury and style while comfort exceeds a Chevrolet Suburban with its top-tier luxury seats and interior finishes. Our tester boasted no additional options which was nice to see a standard “base” model for a change […] Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 27 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,104.43 As many of you know, my wife is a fifth-grade teacher at a public school just outside Oakland in Northern California’s Bay Area. A week or two ago, I shared her Amazon wish list, which contained supplies for her 26 students to use during the year. Thursday is her first day of the 2026-27 school year (even after 13 years of living out here, that blows my mind, since New York starts after Labor Day). Her wish list got completely handled, and she and I are both tremendously thankful for the support from friends, […] Read more → After a second chance, Ken Ramsey finds new life at Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Perhaps no one is relishing the summer meet at Saratoga more than 91-year-old Ken Ramsey. The prominent owner and breeder was able to travel to upstate New York and enjoy the races for the first time since, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, he became the oldest recipient of a kidney transplant at 88 years, 230 days. As if that was not enough, he reached the winner’s circle when Movin’ On Up did exactly that, rallying from last in the Grade 2 $250,000 Caress Stakes on July 11 for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. and […] Read more →

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