•  Mission: The Alliance for Quality Education is a coalition mobilizing communities across the state to keep New York true to its promise of ensuring a high quality public education to all students regardless of zip code. AQE is working to end the systemic racism and economic oppression in New York’s public schools that continues to shortchange generations of Black, Brown, low-income and immigrant students. Combining its legislative and policy expertise with grassroots organizing, AQE advances proven-to-work strategies that lead to student success and ultimately create a powerful public demand for a high quality education. Founded in 2000, AQE quickly became New York state’s lead community-based organization in the fight for high quality public education.

  • Project: AQE held intimate conversations with 200 community members in seven NY cities and, based on feedback, developed a full policy report and proposal along with a toolkit that empowered parents with the necessary advocacy tools for how they wanted their schools to reopen. 

  • Outcome: As a result of AQE’s efforts, major key components of our roadmap were included or implemented across districts.

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The #Road2Reopening Advocacy Tool Kit
The #Road2Reopening Advocacy Tool Kit

As school districts plan to reopen in the fall — whether in person, remote, or a combination of the two — and beyond, one thing is certain: our students deserve a quality education, and that basic right is being denied to too many Black, Brown and low-income students. Our children deserve a school reopening that is just, equitable and safe.

You can view AQE’s recommendations in our Roadmap for a Just Reopening and Just Schools.

Op-Ed: In reopening schools, end inequity
Op-Ed: In reopening schools, end inequity

As New York’s schools grapple with the complexity and uncertainty of reopening amid the coronavirus, adhering to health and safety requirements is fundamental — but insufficient. Our strategy for school reopening must address both of what have been called the “dual public health crises” facing the country.

AQE Releases Community-Centered Roadmap for a Just School Reopening
AQE Releases Community-Centered Roadmap for a Just School Reopening

ALBANY, N.Y. (July 10, 2020) — Public education advocacy organization the Alliance for Quality Education released a “roadmap” for reopening New York’s public schools in September, centering the recommendations and voices of parents, students, educators and others in cities and communities across the state.