March for Public Education 2003
A unprecedented coalition of education activists flooded New York's capital city of Albany Saturday, May 3, 2003, with cars and busloads of people who care about public education, pre-K through post-grad. The event was sponsored by the state Education Conference Board, the Higher Education Conference Board and a diverse list of supporters, including parents, teachers, school superintendents and administrators, school boards, college students, community groups and more. The gathering was the largest event in support of public education Albany has ever witnessed.
Reports from the Plaza - Legislature overwhelmingly overrides vetoes of health care and education funding
Historic override due in large part to the
tens of thousands of New York education activists who marched on Albany May 3 to let their elected officials know that public education funding is important this year and every year.
Thanks to all who helped to make the March for Public Education a tremendous success.
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- Thundering
for public ed
The skies over Albany were blue and cloudless May 3,
but 40,000 supporters of public education brought thunder and lightning to the
capital city with a three-word message to Gov. George Pataki that reverberated
from Montauk to Massena - "Sign the bills!" [article]
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CFE: 'Walking the walk' for school
Day Two: "We're leaving Sleepy
Hollow," reports Jessica Garcia from her mobile phone. She is head of outreach
for the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. - one of a throng of marchers walking
from New York City to Albany to support fair funding for public schools. [article] -
Poll finds voters back public ed
The public overwhelmingly wants
the state to provide more money for education, independent pollsters say. And
the momentum for public education is growing so much that one independent poll
found that New Yorkers say 3:1 that the state should raise taxes on the rich to
pay for it. [article] -
The day in quotes
Words of wisdom from leaders of the many organizations
supporting the March for Public Education. [article]
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High anxiety about higher education
There was an Elvis sighting
at the March for Public Education rally in Albany May 3. It was little Elvis Smith
in his stroller. His parents wondered whether a pre-kindergarten would be waiting
for him. Father Joshua Smith, an administrator and professor at SUNY Albany, also
has to worry about his job. [article]
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