“While I was very disappointed with Gov. Cuomo’s decision to veto his own legislation, which would have provided a ‘safety net’ to prevent teachers from being held responsible for the State Education Department’s failed implementation of Common...

“The resignation of Commissioner King is an opportunity for a fresh look at the current reform agenda and the challenges facing New York’s public schools. I am hopeful that the Board of Regents will keep in mind the lessons learned from the struggles...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R- Franklin Square) is hosting a free barbeque dinner to honor local veterans. The dinner will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 14 at VFW Post 2718 in Franklin Square. This very special event gives us a chance to honor and...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) invites members of the community to join him for a Meet and Greet to discuss state issues such as the state budget, protection for senior citizens, education, and other topics of interest. The event will be held Monday,...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and Nassau County Traffic Coordinator Christopher Mistron will be conducting a car seat safety check on Tuesday, July 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Williston Park Pool Complex parking lot. Certified instructors...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) invites members of the community to join him for a Meet and Greet to discuss state issues such as the state budget, protection for senior citizens, education and other topics of interest. The event will be held Monday,...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and Nassau County Traffic Coordinator Christopher Mistron will be conducting a car seat safety check on Tuesday, July 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Williston Park Pool Complex parking lot. Certified instructors...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) believes that as legislative session ends, the real issues and concerns of New York’s residents have been mostly left without real action. In the final hours of the 2014 session, the Assembly passed legislation...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) recently joined his assembly colleagues in urging the state legislature to pass Brittany’s Law. This bipartisan legislation would create a registry for violent felony offenders, similar to the sex offender registry....

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin) is proudly acknowledging the second annual ‘Transatlantic Flight Day.’ Last year’s resolution, which proclaimed May 20 as Transatlantic Flight Day, commemorates the date on which Lindbergh took flight aboard the Spirit...

To the Editor: I have been a resident of the Sewanhaka Central High School District my entire life. I have witnessed the dedication and commitment that the administrators, their staff, teachers, parents, and guardians have to our children. The vote...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) reacted today to the news that inBloom, the data service company responsible for collecting student data for New York State, is closing and ending its cloud-based services. This comes on the heels of the state ordering...

Heading into this year’s final state budget deliberations, education was the hot-button issue. As we voted today to enact a budget, I feel we made some positive strides toward real reform, but missed an opportunity to really correct the flaws in our...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) today voted against the Assembly Majority’s one-house budget resolution. Of paramount concern to Ra was that, despite an acknowledgement to close the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), there was little long-term...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) voted against the Board of Regents nominees yesterday, citing the need for fresh voices in our education system in the wake of the debacle created by Common Core. Ra, the sponsor of the Assembly Minority Conference’s...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) today voted against a measure that would institute minor reforms and, instead, offered the APPLE Plan he helped author as an amendment. Based on the recommendations of the true stakeholders in our children’s education,...

Wednesday, the Legislature held a budget hearing on education and, as Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Education Committee, Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) was an active participant. Providing testimony was state Commissioner of Education...

Over the past 12 months, there has been one education issue that stands out above all others: the flawed rollout and implementation of Common Core. Children, parents and educators alike all have spoken out about the high stress, frustration, anxiety and...

In his Executive Budget proposal for 2014-2015, Gov. Cuomo has outlined an ambitious agenda. While I have many questions about how we can provide meaningful tax and mandate relief, I look forward to reading further into the details laid out today. I’m...