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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 1d

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!

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 9d

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!

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 14d

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!

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 14d

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

Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 14d

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 📬

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 21d

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/

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 27d

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.

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 29d

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 ✊🏾✊🏽

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Sep 8

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 🚌

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Sep 4

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.

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Sep 4

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!

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Support the Child Care Workforce - EMPIRE STATE CAMPAIGN FOR CHILD CARE

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 14

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!

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 12

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.

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 6

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.

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 4

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 ✊🏾✊🏽

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Aug 4

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!

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Jul 31

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 🌍✊🏽

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Jul 29

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 💚

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Join AQE to Celebrate Our Champions of Education!

Join us October 9th to celebrate the contributions of our Champions of Education to supporting New York's children. Reserve your ticket now!

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Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · Jul 21

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!