ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Two days after a teachers union-led protest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s education proposals, charter school advocates are gearing up to make their views heard.
The group Families for Excellent Schools says more than 9,000 people will rally at the state Capitol Wednesday for an end to what they say is the state’s failing schools crisis.
Cuomo has proposed spending $1.1 billion more on schools next year if lawmakers pass his reforms. Among them is one to allow for more charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately run.
That idea is opposed by the New York State United Teachers union, which staged a boisterous 1,000-person rally in Albany on Monday.
Organizers say Wednesday’s event will feature former WNBA player Lisa Leslie and singer Janelle Monae.
It starts at 11:15 a.m.
![TROY, N.Y. — Spring Training has officially begun for the Tri-City ValleyCats at Joe Bruno Stadium, the first under new field manager Greg Tagert, and before any warm-up tosses, fungo bats swung or fly-balls shagged, it started with a one-mile run, up on the Hudson Valley Community College track. “After we signed the contract is when he tells us about that, because it might scare us off, right? So, the second I got that news, I immediately put my running shoes to see where I was at and see what I had,” said new coming right-handed pitcher and graduate of […]](https://www.saratogian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/017_9162bc.jpg?w=530 "TROY, N.Y. — Spring Training has officially begun for the Tri-City ValleyCats at Joe Bruno Stadium, the first under new field manager Greg Tagert, and before any warm-up tosses, fungo bats swung or fly-balls shagged, it started with a one-mile run, up on the Hudson Valley Community College track. “After we signed the contract is when he tells us about that, because it might scare us off, right? So, the second I got that news, I immediately put my running shoes to see where I was at and see what I had,” said new coming right-handed pitcher and graduate of […]")
![CAPITAL REGION — In this edition of the Section 2 high school softball roundup we look at Wednesday’s action. TROY 2, SARATOGA SPRINGS 3: On Senior Night Wednesday, the Blue Streaks walked off the Flying Horses. Olivia Tetreault singled and was plated via a Sarah Decker double in the bottom of the seventh inning for the win. Decker collected three hits and a pair of doubles, while Tetreault was 2 for 3. In the circle, Charlotte Drabek yielded two unearned runs across seven frames and went 1 for 2 at the dish with an RBI. In the loss for the […]](https://www.saratogian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4d50576621c9071ec11bc2a75e525943-1-1-2-1-1-2.jpg?w=527 "CAPITAL REGION — In this edition of the Section 2 high school softball roundup we look at Wednesday’s action. TROY 2, SARATOGA SPRINGS 3: On Senior Night Wednesday, the Blue Streaks walked off the Flying Horses. Olivia Tetreault singled and was plated via a Sarah Decker double in the bottom of the seventh inning for the win. Decker collected three hits and a pair of doubles, while Tetreault was 2 for 3. In the circle, Charlotte Drabek yielded two unearned runs across seven frames and went 1 for 2 at the dish with an RBI. In the loss for the […]")
![CAPITAL REGION — In this edition of the Section 2 high school baseball roundup we look at Wednesday’s action. NISKAYUNA 1, SHENENDEHOWA 0: In Suburban Council play Wednesday, the Silver Warriors blanked the Plainsmen, 1-0. Parker Aikens hurled six scoreless innings, yielding two hits and one free pass. Michael Polsinelli slammed the door for the save in the seventh. Zach Mravlja plated the sole run for the Silver Warriors in the third inning. Brad Curtis suffered the tough-luck complete-game loss, yielding one unearned run, allowing two hits and four walks for the Plainsmen. CBA 8, COLUMBIA 6: CBA catcher Brian […]](https://www.saratogian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4d50576621c9071ec11bc2a75e525943-1-1-2-1-1-1.jpg?w=527 "CAPITAL REGION — In this edition of the Section 2 high school baseball roundup we look at Wednesday’s action. NISKAYUNA 1, SHENENDEHOWA 0: In Suburban Council play Wednesday, the Silver Warriors blanked the Plainsmen, 1-0. Parker Aikens hurled six scoreless innings, yielding two hits and one free pass. Michael Polsinelli slammed the door for the save in the seventh. Zach Mravlja plated the sole run for the Silver Warriors in the third inning. Brad Curtis suffered the tough-luck complete-game loss, yielding one unearned run, allowing two hits and four walks for the Plainsmen. CBA 8, COLUMBIA 6: CBA catcher Brian […]")
