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Educate our kids, and the jobs will be there
timesunion.com (March 15, 2010) Commentary By JOHN C. CAVALIER AND F. MICHAEL TUCKER - Let's face it. These are hard economic times in New York, with some experts predicting that our economic woes could drag on for another two years. -see Commentary
Playing to Learn
New York Times (February 1, 2010) Op-Ed By Susan Engel - THE Obama administration is planning some big changes to how we measure the success or failure of schools and how we apportion federal money based on those assessments. It’s great that the administration is trying to undertake reforms, but if we want to make sure all children learn, we will need to overhaul the curriculum itself. -see Op-Ed
N.Y. can't compromise children's futures
Times Union (November 16, 2009) Op-Ed by Karen Schimke - Childhood matters more than you might think. It's the time when the brain and the body are developing most intensely. It's when children learn to trust. It's when they are most in need of nurturing relationships to lay the foundation for healthy behavior and a successful future.
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Helping mothers mother
Health care aid for moms is part of plan to save children
The Buffalo News (May 11, 2009) Opinion - It’s enough to pain a mother’s heart—despite all the emphasis on and debate about education in this state, New York still ranks only with the middle of the pack in successfully preparing children for success in school. -see opinion
No Time for Budgetary Games
New York Times (March 26, 2009) Editorial - The education portion of the stimulus package passed by Congress last month could revive the national school reform effort while shielding the schools from budget cuts and teacher layoffs driven by the recession. That is a tall order, but the opportunity is there — an opportunity that could slip away if the states are not required to hold up their end of the bargain. -download editorial
Throwing billions at schools won't fix them
cnn.com (March 5, 2009) Commentary By Pedro A. Noguera - NEW YORK (CNN) -- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama's stimulus package, could serve as a historic investment in our children's future, an initiative that could very well change the course of our nation. -see commentary
An Early Start
Is Really Just Right on Time
The Westbury Times (January 30, 2009) Opinion By Stanton Brown -
Conventional wisdom would put forward that academic success in middle and high school is accomplished through a combination of effective parenting and teaching, good curricula, and determined students. I would agree that these are necessary aids in preparing students for success in academics. However, there is another factor that turns out to be incredibly significant to ensuring strong performance - when children start "school". see opinion
Home Visiting
OpEd (December 2008)
By the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy - If you see a child being abused, is it your responsibility to try and stop it? If you suspect a child is being abused, is it your responsibility to report it? Most of us would answer “yes” to those questions. -download opinion
Baby Talk: Leaders must tackle worsening child care crisis
The Post-Standard / Syracuse.com (December 5, 2008) By Post-Standard Editorial Board -
Parents and child care advocates have been screaming "help" for years, but government, business and economic development leaders seem unable to hear them. -download opinion
Banking on Our Future: State officials should think long and hard before cutting investments in children
The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com (November 2, 2008) By Post-Standard Editorial Board- Gov. David Paterson, predicting a $47 billion state deficit over the next four years, declared last week that "there will be no segment of this budget that will not be cut." He is demanding that when lawmakers return to Albany for a special session Nov. 18, they find as much as $2 billion in cuts for the current fiscal year. -see opinion
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