Category Archives: News
Education Champions Celebration
On June 15, 2010, Education Voters was pleased to celebrate Gerry and Lilo Leeds as the first recipients of our Education Champions Award. For decades, they have been philanthropic leaders in pioneering approaches to improve public schools for children in low-income communities. We join many other civil and social justice organizations in recognizing the service [...]
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Charter Schools on “Watch List” for Closure
As many as 26 Ohio charter schools could face mandatory closure next year, according to a “watch list” released today by the Forum for Education and Democracy and Education Voters of Ohio.
America’s Future Now
Education Voters President Beth Sullivan is attending the three-day America’s Future Now conference in Washington, DC. Here’s her report: This morning, several leaders in education were asked to join Chairman George Miller in a discussion of where we are with federal education policy. The President of the Alliance for Excellent Education, Governor Bob Wise, started [...]
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Thanks for making the YPN launch party a success!
Last night was amazing. Thank you for attending the launch of the next generation of the education movement! It was an opportunity to connect with other young professionals interested in taking an active role in fixing our public schools. Even if you weren’t able to attend the event in person, we know you are as [...]
Loud and Clear
In the last week, hundreds of education voters have taken our survey on what you want to see when Congress starts work on replacing No Child Left Behind. Your responses were thoughtful, well-informed, innovative, and are exactly what Congress needs to hear. As I’ve been talking to the people who work on our education laws, [...]
Tell Albany: No cuts to education funding!
Right now our leaders in Albany are making critical decisions on how to close a $9 billion budget deficit. The proposed budget cuts threaten to eliminate the resources our schools, classrooms and teachers need to effectively prepare students for success. New York schools will be forced to cut programs, increase [...]
Be counted, so New York’s schools get their fair share
Every ten years, as required by the Constitution, the federal government counts the population, and uses that information to determine which areas of the country should get the most federal funding.
Among other things, census data is used to draw legislative districts, allocate money to hospitals, and figure out how to best arrange emergency services and [...]
You spoke. Congress listened. America’s students won.
An affordable college education is one step closer. Earlier this week, President Obama signed into law a major reform to the way college loans and financial aid are handled in this country. Here are some highlights of these reforms: Funding for Pell Grants will keep pace with rising college costs, so more families can afford [...]
Paterson Vetoes Education Budget