Governor’s missed deadlines mean missed opportunities

We face a July 30 deadline to satisfy a court ruling requiring the state to provide children with a sound, basic education. Yet, the Governor has repeatedly dragged his feet to find a solution to the Campaign for Fiscal Equity ruling by:

• Waging a $12 million legal battle to argue – unsuccessfully – that an eighth grade education is enough
• Waiting two months after the court’s June 26, 2003 ruling to appoint yet another commission to study education funding issues
• Setting a March 1 deadline for the commission’s report, well after the date required to present his budget
• Allowing the commission to postpone a release of its report until just two days before the April 1 budget deadline

Without a timely agreement, the court will appoint a special master who may impose a solution addressing only New York City’s schools – leaving our community schools out in the cold.

Seizing the moment for our students and taxpayers

We can’t miss this chance to provide a quality education for all of the children of New York State. Assemblymember Kevin Cahill will work to find a solution to the CFE decision that:

• Invests in a quality education
• Provides teachers with the tools to maintain safe, civil classrooms
• Protects Hudson Valley property taxpayers