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.

Yesterday we were grateful for the gathering at City Hall to demand what every student ought to have: access, inclusion, and support in their public schools. Too many students with disabilities continue to be left behind and we need our city budget to reflect ALL of our needs—because all means ALL!

While billionaire elites + political insiders meet behind closed doors, everyday NYers are fighting to afford rent, access child care, and keep public education and other vital services alive. Join us in the streets today to demand better. No Billionaires. No Cuomo. No more selling out our future.

Rally with us tomorrow outside of New York City Hall at 10:30 AM! NYC is failing students with disabilities, so let’s demand real equity and real inclusion. All of us Means ALL of us! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Buffalo - we're going virtual this Monday! We hope you can join us for this important discussion on the future of public education and child care in New York. forms.gle/hvz63i7vcSss...

Andrew Cuomo is trying to make a comeback - and we’re saying HELL NO. During his decade as governor, Cuomo blocked fair school funding, bullied opponents, and left behind a legacy of corruption. Now he’s hoping voters forget. We won’t. Be there! Bring your energy!

AQE supports SNS because New York’s schools rely too heavily on exclusionary discipline that disproportionately harms Black, brown, disabled, and lower-income students. Let's change that - take action NOW! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Join us for New York Speaks, a statewide listening tour where YOUR voice will help shape the future of public education and child care in New York! Buffalo is up next! forms.gle/AdKJPb4idZwK...

Hey Buffalo - we want to hear from you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Suspensions don’t solve behavior issues—they push students out of school and into the justice system. We demand restorative solutions. #SolutionsNotSuspensionsNY #EndSchoolPushout

The one-year fixes proposed in Mayor Adams’ Executive Budget are nowhere near enough what our city’s public schools need. Summer learning, mental health services, Student Success Centers, and more need stable funding - our school communities need more than the uncertainty they’re being offered!

📚 Thank you @SenatorRJackson and @SolagesNY for championing #SNS and fighting for students. We need this bill to make the needed changes to school climate and make learning accessible for all

📚 NY students lost nearly days of learning last year due to suspensions. It's time to stop pushing students out of classrooms. It's time to #PassA118S134. #SolutionsNotSuspensionsNY #DignityInSchools

Congratulations to AQE's own Marina Marcou-O'Malley being named ‪@cityandstateny.bsky.social‬'s nonprofit trailblazers, along with Murad Awawdeh of ‪@thenyic.bsky.social‬, Dede Hill of @schuylercenter.bsky.social‬ and Kim Sweet of @afcnewyork.bsky.social‬!

Let MomsRising know what your most pressing concerns are and what you need to raise your family in New York and thrive by filling out their survey! Your answers and comments will help shape and inform policy makers and elected officials on what families need

Republicans in Congress have forgotten what it's like to be a normal, working person struggling to make ends meet. They think families can lose child care assistance and programs that provide free or low cost care. 🤯 Let them know what you think: childcareforeveryfamily.org/action #NoCutsToChildCare

We need more funding for child care, not less! Republicans in Congress think we can stand to lose funding for child care assistance programs. Let them know what you think: childcareforeveryfamily.org/action #NoCutsToChildCare #ChildCareNotBillionaires

We can’t stand to lose one single dollar of #childcare funding. Full stop. We need INCREASED and PERMANENT FUNDING, not cuts. Republicans seem to be struggling to understand this. Share your experience with them today: childcareforeveryfamily.org/action #NoCutsToChildCare

Join us this Friday in Rochester as part of an important statewide conversation on the future of education and child care! Your input will help guide meaningful change in education and childcare across the state @citizenactionny.bsky.social #NYSpeaks bit.ly/NewYorkSpeaks

NY's budget could have delivered real change, a fair & updated Foundation Aid formula, progress toward universal child care. Instead, leaders offered the usual political theater, delivering too little, too late & abandoning the state’s most vulnerable communities www.aqeny.org/2025/05/09/n...

S460 is an attack on NY's transgender youth & legalizes discrimination. This bill must never make it to the floor of either chamber. We will continue to work to make sure that every child is protected from discrimination & honored exactly for who they are. www.aqeny.org/2025/05/06/r...