CALL ALBANY LEADERS AND YOUR LEGISLATORS to Vote NO to a Budget filled with Governor Cuomo’s Destructive Education Agenda Reforms. Tell Them, Local Control of OUR SCHOOLS is NOT FOR SALE!
As part of a campaign to promote unity amongst parents, teachers, students, administrators, and other members of our communities, New York State Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE) is coordinating demonstrations across the state. We encourage supporters of public education to gather on Thursday March 26, 2015 to join hands in a “Protect Our Schools” event.
The past few weeks thousands of New Yorkers rallied for public education, attending forums stretching from Plattsburgh to Brooklyn, West Seneca to Brookville. ‘
We MUST contact our legislators and urge them to attend the joint Legislative session on Tuesday, March 11 where four Regent board members will be selected. Please ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS TO VOTE NO to any incumbent who is re-nominated (Cea, Cottrell, Jackson, and Norwood). We must not allow the incumbents to be appointed for another term.
On March 11 the NYS Assembly and Senate met in a combined session to select four individuals for the NYS Board of Regents. The vote returned three incumbent Regents members (Cottrell, Crea, Norwood). Regent Jackson, the fourth incumbent, withdrew from consideration.