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School communities across the city participated in a nationwide Day of Action on Oct. 7 to highlight the $1.6 billion that Albany owes New York City public schools. Some educators gathered on the steps of their schools, brandishing colorful signs announcing the amount of funding the state still owes their particular school. Some wore green to signify the missing dollars.
Others marched around the block to call attention to the cause. The staff of PS 188 in Flushing, Queens, donned sneakers in symbolic solidarity with the #edwalk marchers [see story on page 4]. In 2006, New York State’s highest court ruled that Albany had not provided adequate funding to its public schools, particularly those in low income districts. That ruling prompted state elected officials at the time to pledge $5.5 billion in new school aid. Ten years later, schools have not received the full amount — even as state lawmakers sent additional funds to wealthier school districts last spring.
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Staff from PS 188 in Flushing wears sneakers to show solidarity with the #edwalk marchers.
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A group of members from IS 292 in East New York, Brooklyn, with Chapter Leader Chaitram Aklu, asks “Where’s the money?”
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Educators and parents march to raise awareness at PS 257 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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Sloan Ponga, the PTA treasurer at PS 52 in Dongan Hills on Staten Island, and her children have a message for lawmakers
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At MS 158 in Bayside, Queens, led by Chapter Leader David Waltzer, the staff wears red to represent the money owed by the state.
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The PS 177 school community in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has a message for Albany.
