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The association is the leading policy and public education advocate for the non-alcoholic beverage industry which employs nearly 240,000 people across the country with a direct economic impact of more than $ 169 billion.

As a public education advocate and founding member of Parents Across America, I'm one of many who are speaking up for empowering parents and educators to set the direction for our education policy — not the billionaires, hedge - funders and corporate titans who are currently driving it.

In his first public comments since actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it is «the political silly season» and that he is focused on a downstate snowstorm and the state budget agreement.

Several labor groups, including CWA and 32BJ SEIU, left the WFP ahead of its vote on Saturday to back Nixon, an actress and public education advocate, over Cuomo, a two - term incumbent running for re-election.

North Country Regional Chairman Shaun Gilliand in the letter pointed to the entrance of actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon in the race, which he said puts Cuomo «in trouble and the people of New York are realizing it.»

The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

Cuomo this year faces his own political challenge from the left in the form of a primary waged by actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon.

Cuomo faces Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate, in a Democratic primary this September.

Nixon, an actress and advocate for public education advocate, said she was «thrilled» to receive the group's backing in the race.

Actor and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon announced her campaign for governor of New York in Monday.

Actor and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon announced her campaign for governor of New York Monday.

Actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon announced her campaign for governor of New York in a video today.

At the same time, Cuomo may face a primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocated who has worked with the Alliance For Quality Education.

The «Sex and the City» star and public education advocate is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo in September's Democratic primary.

The ad, which will air over the next week in Albany and NYC, echoes the message public education advocates have been offering at the recent Moral Mondays vigils at the Capitol.

Actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon increasingly appears to be a Democratic candidate to challenge Cuomo in a primary.

The poll found Cuomo would handily defeat actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon in a Democratic primary, 66 percent to 19 percent.

But the endorsement also comes amid a flurry of activity for Cuomo amid the potential primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon, a public education advocate and actress best known for her role in «Sex And The City.»

At the same time, actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon is taking steps toward launching a Democratic primary campaign against Cuomo.

But Cuomo could face a challenge from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate who could present a formidable oppnent to the incumbent governor seeking a third term.

On the subject of DeVos, Mulgrew said, the work of teachers unions and other public education advocates paid off.

Aside from funding, there's a lot of anticipation about what Cuomo will propose regarding charter schools, to which public education advocates say he is overly beholden due to the big money he has received from deep pocketed charter boosters.

Cuomo is running for a third term and faces Nixon, an actress and public education advocate, in a Democratic primary.

But Cuomo is also facing a challenge from his left this primary season from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate who has criticized the governor's record of compromise with Republicans in the Senate liberal advocates contend has led to watered - down results and half - victories.

The ranks of the anti-Cuomo protestors were stronger, with more than 1,000 teachers and public education advocates marching through the Empire State Plaza concourse, clogging security checkpoints into the Capitol and rallying on the Million Dollar Staircase in a boisterous protest of the governor's plan.

Add actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon to the list of potential Democratic primary challengers to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018.

Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate who has criticized the governor's record on the issue, is being discussed as a potential candidate for governor.

To union leaders and public education advocates, it looks as if Cuomo negotiated the bill in order to appease the political left before a tough campaign season and then waited until after he won re-election to announce plans to veto it, exacting revenge on teachers, who are among his biggest critics.

Mr. Rodriguez, the representative of the district where the rally took place, argued that the Assembly had given a great deal to teachers unions and public education advocates by proposing a $ 1.8 billion outlay for schools in the budget.

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The poll found by a margin of 58 percent to 22 percent believe Cuomo would do a better job for the city than Nixon, a public education advocate and actress.

Cuomo has long pushed back against calls from public education advocates to increase annual school foundation aid in the budget by more than $ 1 billion.

Actor and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon is challenging Andrew Cuomo for Governor of New York this year.

ALBANY — More than 1,000 teachers and public education advocates marched through the Empire State Plaza concourse on Monday, clogging security checkpoints into the Capitol and rallying on the Million Dollar Staircase in a boisterous protest of Governor Andrew Cuomo's education reform proposals.

On this special podcast, traditional public education advocate Justin Oakley of Just Let Me Teach and I debate ISTEP, testing, Indiana's teacher shortage, vouchers and...

We look at the issue and get perspective from BSU President Geoff Mearns and public education advocate and podcaster Justin Oakley.

The results of this year's PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Towards the Public Schools offers some heartening news for public education advocates.

But some public education advocates said the panel's get - tough recommendations would go too far, too fast.

The hashtag #OklaEd is used by public education advocates in our state (including our state superintendent, who now seems to be doing a better job at encouraging public education advocates to beg for more money than managing what's given her), the other, #StuVoice, tracked to an organization called Student Voice.

Public education advocates gathered outside Auer Avenue School in the summer of 2015 to stand against the MPS Takeover (Photo credit: Joe Brusky).

Carol Burris is a fellow public education advocate and blogger.

Public education advocates will have many opportunities in the coming months to fight for greater funding for our children's schools and against state takeovers that hand our democratically controlled school boards over to private third party operators.

on Malloy speaks to right - wing American Enterprise Institute in ongoing effort to alienate every teacher and public education advocate

Students, parents, teachers and public education advocates are gathering Tuesday, Sept. 1, for a screening and discussion on the trend of corporate takeovers of American public schools examined in the documentary Education, Inc..

Please consider getting other public education advocates to commit to helping.

NATIONAL Tuesday's elections included some big wins for public education advocates across the country:

Hard hitting words from historian and public education advocate Diane Ravitch, who addressed hundreds of educators, policy makers and...

Tell deliberate lies: Ridicule public education advocates as «defenders of the status quo» who want money thrown at stale ideas, even though those ideas are backed by solid evidence.