News
Rally at City Hall for More School Money
by Ilya Marritz
NEW YORK, NY May 16, 2008 —Education advocates and elected officials rallied at City Hall today for more school money. They're angry that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed budget doesn't include more for the city's students.
Randi Weingarten is the President of the United Federation of Teachers. She says Bloomberg has forgotten his pledge to strengthen schools by increasing funding:
WEINGARTEN: If you really want to make sure we have kids we've left behind, you also in tough times pony up and make sure you keep the promises.
REPORTER: The mayor's budget does anticipates a rise in education spending of about $240 million over last year but that mainly will cover fixed costs. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has conceded the department will have to make strategic cuts though he has yet to offer specifics.
Windows 
Windows 
Windows 
Search current and archival WNYC broadcasts. More
- Subway Riders Face One-Two Punch
- Quinn Warns of Budget Reconsideration
- NYPD Defends Shooting of Retired Cop
- Gov. Orders Environmental Review of Gas Drilling
- MTA Budget Proposes 8 Percent Fare Hike
- In Africa, No Coke Can Mean No Stability
- Sporting Fame Comes With Limits In China
- Scotland Election A Key Test For British PM Brown
- South Texas gets first look at Dolly's damage
- Obama urges Germans to work with US to stop terror
- Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on asset write-downs
- WNYC - News - Natural Gas Drilling: Is New York Ready?
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Drink Tips for Summer Grilling (July 18, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Making green in green markets? (July 18, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: How to Go to College for Almost Free (July 15, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: How to Go to College for Almost Free (July 15, 2008)