Last year, 154,000 @NYCSchools students experienced homelessness. State leaders should update the per-pupil education funding formula to add $ for each student in temporary housing or foster care to help districts meet these students' needs. Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Instead of funding schools and other public goods, taxpayer $$$ are sending federal forces into our communities, tearing families apart, and targeting working people. Register for TONIGHT’s citywide call to defend our neighborhoods and build resistance across NYC. www.mobilize.us/nycindivisib...

Our roadmap for the year starts with you. At this weekend’s Parent Conference, we saw a Bronx parent leader proudly rocking their AQE hoodie, a joyful reminder that this movement is built by all of us. Take the NY Speaks survey for a chance to win our 25th Anniversary hoodie! bit.ly/HaveYourSayNY

When someone with Andrew Cuomo’s platform uses their power to feed hate and spread suspicion instead of solidarity, it puts lives at risk. The strength of this city has always come from people standing together and refusing to let hate divide us – and we’re calling this what it is, Islamophobia.

This is what policy failure looks like, and it can’t be allowed to continue. Early voting begins this Saturday, New York. Be mindful that this is an opportunity to loudly make our voices heard and decide who gets the privilege of protecting programs that keep our communities fed and warm.

We’ve launched limited-edition anniversary merch! Proceeds go toward our work pushing New York State to fully and equitably fund our public schools and make universal child care a reality for all of us, regardless of your zip code or immigration status. Grab your swag here: bit.ly/AQEshop

A special thank you to Senator Robert Jackson, whom we are proud to call a friend and Mr. CFE. He pulled out all of the stops on party night and has stood with us from the very start in the fight for equitably funded public schools. We are truly grateful to have him by our side.

Thank you, Lieutenant Governor @delgadoforny.bsky.social for coming through and speaking from the heart. We’re inspired by the path you’re forging and excited to see your leadership guide the ways our public schools and universal child care are funded statewide!

Big thanks to Chancellor Ramos of @nycschools.bsky.social for sharing such a heartfelt message at our anniversary celebration. It meant a lot to hear directly from someone leading our schools with such openness. Grateful for the moment and for your support of NYC’s students and families!

Major thanks to Education Chair Rita Joseph @council.nyc.gov for always turning out in support of our kids and consistently standing alongside of the AQE family at every fight on the ground for New Yorkers. Pic from our 25th anniversary party earlier this month!

Big thanks to NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (@nyscomptroller.bsky.social) for turning out at our silver anniversary celebration. Your statewide leadership and commitment to protecting public dollars so they can be invested in what matters – like our kids and communities – doesn’t go unnoticed!

Thousands of NYC students and educators spend their days in buildings with mold, asbestos, and toxic air. It’s environmental injustice in plain sight, and it’s hurting our communities. Sign the petition to demand #GreenHealthySchools: bit.ly/ghs_petition

Everyday racism isn’t always loud, but it is always harmful. Join us this Thursday to learn how to spot racial microaggressions, call them in, and interrupt them in real time. RSVP us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

AQE is proud to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor of the City of New York!

We’re excited to welcome back National Youth Poet Laureate and Broadway Advocacy Coalition Artivism Fellow Stephanie Pacheco to this year’s Champions of Education Gala. Come out for a reading that invites us to see the future differently. Get your tickets! secure.everyaction.com/AaNPLt-3V0in...

We’re heading to Albany in February to show lawmakers that strong public schools and universal child care are non-negotiables for New Yorkers. Pre-register now to lock in your seat, then tag a friend who you’d like to invite along for the ride! actionnetwork.org/events/educa...

Let this be your reminder that NYC charter schools’ loyalties lie with the state’s millionaires, billionaires, and most profitable corporations rather than the Black, brown, disabled, and lower-income communities they claim to represent www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

We’re kicking off our training series for CEC parents and NYC parent leaders to build up skills, knowledge, and strategy around a fully funded, racially and economically just public education agenda for NYCPS. Hope to see you there! www.aqeny.org/ccectraining...

Two upcoming ways to take action and learn up in NYC!

Too often, school suspensions push Black, brown, immigrant, disabled students, and students from lower-income households out of classrooms, fueling inequities that last a lifetime. Call on Governor Hochul and the state legislature to pass the SNS Bill 📬 action.aclu.org/send-message...

From Buffalo to the Bronx, billboards and bus shelters are up, shining a light on how funding schools today shapes the future for all of us. Spot one near you? Let it spark a chat with a neighbor about the equity-driving potential of the Foundation Aid formula www.aqeny.org/protectthepromise/

Today and every day we honor lives cut short and the communities who continue on, carrying their stories of loss and resilience. We hold close the truth that remembering means choosing care and justice for every child and every family.

New Mexico just made history, becoming the first state to guarantee universal, no-cost child care for EVERY family. THIS is the kind of leadership New York’s working families and educators need + NOW is the time for @governor.ny.gov and our State Legislature to deliver truly universal child care ✊🏾✊🏽

Too many students are starting the school year once again with unreliable yellow school bus service. Join us in two weeks to call for a better system that meets the real needs of our communities and centers the students and families who rely on it 🚌 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

As the school year begins, Congress is advancing its FY26 appropriations bill, and what they’re proposing would deeply undermine public education as we know it. Use your voice as a constituent and call on your House reps to reject these cuts today. actionnetwork.org/letters/as-s...

This Friday from 5-6pm, our Co-Executive Director @zansari8.bsky.social will be joining Dr. Bernard Gassaway to dig into what it truly means to fight for Black liberation through public education, across every stage of learning. Listen on your radio or call (212) 209-2877 to tune in!

Join us for a play by Stephanie Pacheco that shines a light on how carceral systems show up in our schools + asks what it takes to break free Be part of the work making a future where every school truly serves all of our kids, by getting your tix today www.bwayadvocacycoalition.org/artivism-fel...

This November, we’re not just voting for mayor, we're also voting on updates to the city’s constitution. What we show up for at the ballot box shapes what’s possible in our classrooms and communities. Understand your ballot so your vote really hits! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Kids can’t learn when they’re hungry. 3 million low-income NYers rely on SNAP to put food on the table. Hochul & state leaders must convene a special session to generate new revenue. Thank you for fighting for families @jabaribrisport.bsky.social @juliasalazar.bsky.social @investinourny.bsky.social

AQE parent leader Sherée Gibson says, “we’re looking for our leaders to have our backs! We’re looking for our leaders to fight for us!” Will you stand up for NY working families? @governor.ny.gov @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social @investinourny.bsky.social

Hundreds of thousands of NYers will lose their health insurance as soon as January 2026. Governor Hochul and state lawmakers can mitigate the funding cuts by taxing the rich and passing the New York for All Act. SPECIAL SESSION NOW! @jawanza.bsky.social @investinourny.bsky.social

Child care providers are at the heart of our communities, shaping the future of our kids and holding us all together. Instead too many providers are still paid poverty wages for the essential work they do.

This survey only takes a few minutes and by filling it out you'll be entered into a raffle to win a cozy AQE hoodie as a thank you! What you share will directly shape what we fight for in Albany this year. Your voice matters and we’re grateful to have you as part of this work. bit.ly/HaveYourSayNY

NYC has both the widest inequality gap in the country AND the resources to care for each other. Investing in our NY must include the well-resourced child care system @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social + @warren.senate.gov called for in the city today ✊🏾✊🏽

So much love to everyone who came out and danced with us Friday - it was beautiful to move, laugh, and just be together. An extra thank you to those who filled out our survey - your voices are helping shape the work ahead! forms.gle/uUskA4tWagVx...

Yesterday, Team AQE fasted in grief and solidarity with all those facing violence, displacement, and erasure. In the spirit of education justice for all children, we renewed our rejection of comfort built on injustice and recommitted to mourning, demanding, and dreaming a freer, more loving world 🌍✊🏽

AQE turns 25! Join us October 9 at the DCTV Firehouse to celebrate the wins we've fought for together - and everything still up ahead! It wouldn’t be the same without you 💚 secure.everyaction.com/AaNPLt-3V0in...

We’re kicking off Black August with a whole lot of joy in Fort Greene Park. Think line dancing, good vibes, and community love. Come catch the rhythm and celebrate the richness of Black Brooklyn with us. The moves are sure to be smooth, the energy high, and everyone’s invited to get in step!

Join us TODAY in NYC at Foley Square for a rally and march. Wear white. Bring flowers. Come make some good trouble and stand up for civil rights, immigrant justice, our education system, and our democracy.

This time of year stretches too many families thin. With school out, we know child care can be harder to piece together. Please share your stories. Help us fight for stronger schools, better child care, and a future that supports all New Yorkers. Take the survey docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We’re recharged from our weeklong break and encouraged to return to a finalized city budget that reflects the power of community advocacy and coalition. We’re celebrating the wins secured through this collective action AND staying clear-eyed about the work still ahead ✊🏾

Calling our social justice warriors today, and lifting up our very own Ed Warrior Sheree who’ll be on during this afternoon’s power hour! www.facebook.com/events/s/j4j...

If you’re registered with a party that has a primary, showing up to vote today can help drive the direction our public schools, child care, housing, and so many of our other city services go for years to come. Let’s push for change at the polls today, New York ✊🏾✊🏽 www.aqeny.org/wp-content/u...

Our Yonkers and East Ramapo stops are being postponed, but we still need to hear from you through our survey! Help inform our campaigns and strategy for stronger public education and child care for all New Yorkers by letting us know what’s going on in those spaces near you forms.gle/bniiPEGD4RCm...

#DontRankCuomo: He cut public schools while taking big $ from Dan Loeb—a billionaire who gives millions to charters & attacked Black lawmakers for funding public schools. NYC deserves better then #AndrewCuomo who cares about donors > parents. Parents & advocates break it down ⬇️. @aqeny.bsky.social

"But behind that policy was a decision that would effectively strangle school funding, devastating public schools, especially in low-income, immigrant, and Black and Brown communities." Excellent piece on how Cuomo failed our schools, from Marina Marcou-O'Malley of @aqeny.bsky.social

Check out the receipts, don’t rank Cuomo, and make a plan to vote! Early voting begins this weekend, NYC ✊🏾✊🏽 www.aqeny.org/wp-content/u...

Excited to share a 1-week program from our friends at the Center for Anti-Violence Education for teen cis and trans femme folks and gender expansive youth ages 12–15. The goal: build confidence, learn safety strategies, and explore healthy relationships through engaging, peer-supported programming.

Make two quick calls today to urge our leaders to support our state's child care providers. The Automatic Rate Increase Bill would make sure providers serving lower-income families actually get paid the rates they’re supposed to. Session ends Thursday folks, so make a call NOW!

We also rallied outside the Forbes Iconoclast Summit to reject the billionaire-backed comeback of Cuomo. If the ultra-rich get to celebrate while our working communities struggle, we’ll be right there to crash the party and expose the cost of their greed. No Billionaires. No Cuomo. Not in our city.