April 3, 2014 By Oren Levin-Waldman, Ph.D. Critics of the minimum wage often assert that not only is it misguided because of its adverse employment effects, but it is poorly
March 31, 2014 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – The Governor, Assembly and Senate have agreed to a budget that includes $1.5 billion in dedicated funding for universal, high-quality
March 25, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Without sufficient school aid in this year’s education budget, another year of classroom cuts are inevitable and will have destructive and
March 20, 2014 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Ph.D. Market Purists are steadfast in their belief that increasing the minimum wage will lead to lower employment. The standard textbook model holds
March 14, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington DC, – On Thursday, May 15, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will honor Senator Tom Harkin, American Federation of Teachers president
March 12, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Thomas Galante appeared before the City Council again to testify about the library’s needs during a hearing on the mayor’s preliminary budget.
March 12, 2014 By Senator Liz Kruger One of the most contentious issues in Albany over the last few months has been the implementation of the Common Core Curriculum in
March 11, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Newark, NJ—Ras Baraka won the endorsement of the Newark Teachers Union on Monday, March 10 to become Newark’s next mayor. Just as Bill de
March 11, 2014 By Diane Ravitch New York, NY – The question before the Mayor is whether he will continue to fund a dual school system–one sector able to choose
March 10, 2014 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – Audits of preschool special education contractors providing educational services have uncovered a pattern of bilking the government. Nearly $22 million
