State Senators Need to Protect Students, Not Ultra Rich

Hi Ashley, With public schools still grappling with how to address the ongoing challenges created by COVID-19, the stakes of the ongoing state budget negotiations in Albany are higher than ever. For years New Yorkers have worked hard to win Democratic control of the State Legislature, and as a result of that statewide effort Democrats now have a supermajority in both houses. But Senators Sean Ryan and Tim Kennedy, two Democratic Senators representing Buffalo — a high need community where New York State owes schools nearly $108 million in Foundation Aid — are not currently supporting bills that would raise taxes on the ultra rich to ensure that the basic needs of students can be met. Senators Ryan and Kennedy are influential in the Buffalo delegation, and their actions against raising revenue will impact children in every corner of the state. Send an email to them now demanding they prioritize funding New York's public schools in the state budget and support the Invest in Our New York revenue bills. While Governor Cuomo focuses on finding new ways for the state to shortchange public schools and passing the buck to the federal government, the needs of students are growing. New York's high poverty school districts, which educate the majority of Black and Brown students in the state, are heavily reliant on state aid for school funding. When Governor Cuomo shortchanges aid to public schools, he most harms the state's Black and Brown students. We need Senators Ryan and Kennedy to step up, not only for the children of Buffalo but for the children of New York State. We need them to take a stand to invest in our New York. Send an email now. In solidarity, Jasmine Gripper Alliance for Quality Education Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Alliance for Quality Education, please click here.

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TONIGHT: "Reopening" Film Screening & Discussion

Hi Ashley, Join us TONIGHT for a screening of the short film "Reopening" — an intimate look at one school's reopening process amidst COVID-19 — from 4 to 6 PM. Following the screening, we will have a panel discussion with a number of parents, students, educators, and community leaders from the district. Register for the film screening and panel discussion. Over the past year, New York State's public schools have been rocked by two pandemics: COVID-19 and systemic racism. For years, New York State has refused to fully fund our public schools, leaving many schools — especially those in predominantly Black and Brown communities — less able to adequately respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Community School 55 in the Bronx is in one of the poorest zip codes in the entire country. Despite this school's limited resources, it was able to reopen through the work of deeply committed staff and community at the school. Join us tonight to hear from impacted students, parents, staff from CS 55 and our Bronx fam and what we can do to ensure all the schools have the resources they need.  Click here to register now! In solidarity, Maria Bautista Alliance for Quality Education Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Alliance for Quality Education, please click here.

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Join us Thursday: "Reopening" Film Screening & Discussion

Hi Ashley, Join us this Thursday for a screening of the short film "Reopening" — an intimate look at one school's reopening process amidst COVID-19 — from 4 to 6 PM. Following the screening, we will have a panel discussion with a number of parents, students, educators, and community leaders from the district. Register for the film screening and panel discussion. Over the past year, New York State's public schools have been rocked by two pandemics: COVID-19 and systemic racism. For years, New York State has refused to fully fund our public schools, leaving many schools — especially those in predominantly Black and Brown communities — less able to adequately respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Community School 55 in the Bronx is in one of the poorest zip codes in the entire country. Despite this school's limited resources, it was able to reopen through the work of deeply committed staff and community at the school. Join us on February 25th to hear from impacted students, parents, staff from CS 55 and our Bronx fam and what we can do to ensure all the schools have the resources they need.  Click here to register now! In solidarity, Maria Bautista Alliance for Quality Education Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Alliance for Quality Education, please click here.

Prioritize students, not the ultra rich

Hi Ashley, As New York's State Legislators meet to decide the state's spending priorities for the coming year, they grapple with much uncertainty about what lies ahead, but one thing is clear: getting pandemic relief and funding to our public schools must be a priority. We simply cannot afford to continue sidelining and ignoring New York's students any longer. There are glimmers of hope for a better future for students: momentum is building in the ranks of the New York State Legislature in support of raising taxes on the ultra wealthy. But some State Legislators still are fighting to put the profits of the ultra wealthy over the needs of the rest of us. Two such influential legislators are Assemblyman Harry Bronson and Senator Todd Kaminsky, who are leaders of their regional delegations from Rochester and Long Island, respectively. For the past year, students in every corner of New York State have struggled to engage in learning due to a lack of resources. Black, Brown, immigrant and low-income students, whose schools were underfunded prior to COVID-19 and whose communities were devastated by the virus, are the hardest hit — students who live in Rochester, low income districts in Long Island, and so many other cities and communities across New York. For students in all of our communities to get what they need, it is going to take all of our elected representatives acting together to raise revenues on the ultra rich. Assemblyman Bronson and Senator Kaminsky's actions against raising revenue will impact children from Buffalo to the Hudson Valley, Utica to New York City, the North Country to the Southern Tier. Stand in solidarity with students of Rochester and Long Island. Email Assemblyman Bronson and Senator Kaminsky to tell them they must support taxing the ultra wealthy to close the budget gap and fund our public schools. In solidarity, Jasmine Gripper Alliance for Quality Education Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Alliance for Quality Education, please click here.