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Dr. Michael Fullan, worldwide authority in education system reform, presented a keynote at the Averting Educational Crisis: Successful Strategies for NY Feb. 11, 2013 policy conference, hosted by the Alliance for Quality Education in Albany. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Feb. 11th Plenary panel at AQE's Averting Educational Crisis: Successful Strategies for NY policy conference included moderator Susan Arbetter, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (Chair, Assembly Education Committee), Senator John Flanagan (Chair, NYS Senate Education Committee), Zakiyah Ansari (AQE Advocacy Director) and Wendy Lecker Campaign for Fiscal Equity attorney). (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for College workshop at AQE's Averting Educational Crisis: Successful Strategies for NY policy conference. Feb. 11, 2013. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Advocates attending the February 4, 2013 Ready for Kindergarten Ready for College Advocacy Day in Albany listened to speakers prior to making legislative visits. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Sergeant Tracy Henry of the Albany County Sheriff's Office is interviewed by Fox News on the merits of quality, full-day Pre-K. February 4, 2013. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Raheim Smith, a parent of four children from Long Island, discussed the need for full-day Pre-K for working parents at the Ready for Kindergarten Ready for College Advocacy Day. February 4, 2013. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Bonnie Mallonga, Executive Director, 1199 Future of America Learning Center spoke of the importance of full-day Pre-K at the Ready for Kindergarten Ready for College Advocacy Day. February 4, 2013. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Chief Steven Krokoff, Albany Police Department, discussed the crime fighting benefits of quality early learning at the Ready for Kindergarten Ready for College Advocacy Day in Albany. February 4, 2013. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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At the Early Care and Education Advocacy Day in Albany, Dr. James Hoffman, Superintendent, Fonda-Fultonville Central School District, emphasized how UPK prepares children to succeed in school and spoke about revenue shortfalls for early education programs that impact on rural and small city school districts. February 28, 2012. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Marsha Basloe of the Early Care & Learning Council holds the reason why advocates met at the Early Care and Education Advocacy Day in Albany. February 28, 2012. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Jessica Klos, Early Care & Learning Council and Danielle Asher, Long Island Progressive Coalition emceed the morning program at the Early Care and Education Advocacy Day in Albany, and reaffirmed the day's legislative priorities. February 28, 2012. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Westchester County advocates met with Stephanie Amman, staff person for Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, to urge investments in Pre-K and quality early learning at the Early Care and Education Advocacy Day in Albany. February 28, 2012. (photo: Carole Oshinsky)
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The Schuyler Center's Kate Breslin opened the Albany press conference for the release of a new report, Early Childhood Education: Frozen Funding Leads to Cracks in the Foundation. February 7, 2012. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Cliff Bird, Principal at the Abram G. Lansing School in Cohoes, spoke about the gradual, long range benefits of prekindergarten that are important elements in discussions about education reform, at an Albany press conference for the release of a new report, Early Childhood Education: Frozen Funding Leads to Cracks in the Foundation. February 7, 2012. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Amparo Sadler, a grandparent from Long Island, spoke at the February 7, 2012 press conference about cuts in Pre-K impacting her grandchild's ability to access Pre-K. (photo: Sara Harmon). |
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Kristen Kerr, Executive Director of the
New York State Association for the Education of Young Children (NYSAEYC), at an NYSAEYC Week of the Young Child event at the Arbor Hill Library in Albany. April 10, 2011. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Michelle D. Joyner, MS Ed., Director of the King’s Kids Early Childhood Learning Center, with students at the NYSAEYC Week of the Young Child event at the Arbor Hill Library in Albany. April 10, 2011. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings spoke at the NYSAEYC Week of the Young Child Arbor Hill Library event. April 10, 2011. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Senate Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos, met with Long Island advocates for Winning Beginning Advocacy Wednesdays. March 23, 2011. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin (R/C - Melrose), member of the Assembly Children & Families Committee, met with Albany-based WBNY advocates for Winning Beginning Advocacy Wednesdays. March 9, 2011. (photo: Kate Smith) |
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NYS Senator Neil D. Breslin (D-Delmar) met with Albany-based WBNY advocates for Winning Beginning Advocacy Wednesdays. March 9, 2011. (photo: Kate Smith) |
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Former Governor David A. Paterson introduces Federal Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a press conference at the NYS Capitol. August 30, 2010. |
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Federal Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaking at a press conference at the NYS Capitol in Albany. August 30, 2010. |
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Prior to his scheduled meeting with the New York State United Teachers, Federal Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke at a press conference at the New York State Capitol. August 30, 2010. |
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Marci Young, former project director for PreK-Now, and Kristie Kauerz, Ed.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education program director for Pre-K -3rd Education, at the Pre-K Investment working forum in Albany. May 25, 2010. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Dr. John B. King, NYS Education Commissioner, spoke at the Pre-K Investment working forum in Albany. May 25, 2010. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Dr. John B. King, NYS Education Commissioner, and Karen Schimke, former SCAA President & CEO, at the Pre-K Investment working forum in Albany. May 25, 2010. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Marci Young, formerly of the PEW Center on the States and Pre-K Now, 3rd from the left, with Generations United Captains for Kids in Albany for legislative visits and advocacy. May 24, 2010. (photo: Paul Arfin) |
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Carole Oshinsky, Co-director, Infancy Policy Leadership Circle and Treasurer, New York Zero-to-Three Network, 3rd from the right, with teacher Nila Johnson, 5th from right, and parents and children from 1199 Future of America Learning Center, Site 2, Bronx, New York journeyed to Albany to participate in Winning Beginning NY Advocacy Day for early care and education, Feb 11, 2009.
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NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver addresses advocates at the February 11, 2009 Winning Beginning NY Advocacy Day in Albany. (photo: Sara Harmon) |
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Kristin Proud, Deputy Secretary for Human Services, Technology and Operations presented a UPK update at the February 11, 2009 Winning Beginning NY Advocacy Day in Albany. (photo: Sara Harmon) |
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Art from four-year-olds on display at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, for the Create a Winning Beginning: a Children's Art Project on display May 27 - 29, 2008. (photo: Sara Harmon)
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Selected art submitted from children ages 1 to 5 on display at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, for the Create a Winning Beginning: a Children's Art Project. May 2008. (photo: Sara Harmon) |
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Carole Oshinsky, Co-President of the New York Zero-to-Three Network,
released the report Unequal from the Start: A Check-up on New York City's Infants and Toddlers at the May 27, 2008 Create a Winning Beginning for Every Child legislative briefing in Albany.
(photo: Sara Harmon)
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The Cortland Area Child Care Council displayed Winning Beginning NY art project submissions on Main Street in Cortland, during the April 2008 Week of the Young Child festivities. (photo: Mary Heider) |
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Children from Cindy's Daycare in Syracuse enjoy an outing at a local apple farm. Spring 2008 (photo: Cindy Catalano) |
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Seniors4Kids visited The Children's Place in Albany during a March 11, 2008 advocacy day event that included the release of Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York. (photo: Sara Harmon) |
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Seniors4Kids visited The Children's Place in Albany during a March 1, 2008 advocacy day event that included the release of a Generations United report Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York. (photo: Sara Harmon) |
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Evelyn Efinger, Infant Toddler Coordinator at the NYSCCCC, and Dr. Dina Lieser of Docs for Tots, at a Feb. 13, 2008 Advocacy Day event in Albany. Docs for Tots released a policy brief Investing in Early Care and Education is a Powerful Public Health Initiative for New York's Children. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Jenn O'Connor, former Winning Beginning NY project coordinator, testified at a Dec. 13, 2007 NYS Division of the Budget Education Budget Hearing in Albany. (photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
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Seniors4Kids presented testimony at a November 30, 2007 Long Island hearing on the 2008-09 NYS Budget. (From the left) Amparo Sadler, Florence Boroson, Pegi Orsino and Diana Wolffer. (photo: IG Strategies)
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Cynthia Gallagher, (retired) Coordinator of the
Early Education and Reading Initiatives,
NYS Department of Education, gave an early care and education overview at the Field Captains Retreat in Albany.
October 4, 2007 (photo:
Sara P. Harmon) |
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Peggy Liuzzi, Child Care Solutions, makes a statement at the Field Captains Retreat in Albany. October 4, 2007 (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Claire Wilker, former Generations United campaign manager of Seniors4Kids explains how senior advocates can play an important role in civic engagement of children's issues, at the Field Captains Retreat. October 4, 2007 (photo:
Sara P. Harmon)
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Pre-K Now's "Champions for Children" awardees met with former Senator Hillary Clinton following a Capitol Hill event honoring their successful expansion of New York State-funded prekindergarten programs. (From the left) Kelly Bowes of Docs for Tots, Nancy Kolben of Child Care, Inc., Hillary Clinton, Jenn O'Connor of Winning Beginning NY and Dr. Dina Lieser of Docs for Tots. (photo: U.S. Senate Photographic Services, July 19, 2007)
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Winning Beginning
NY's Kristen Kerr with an early childhood teacher
at the Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Home Away From
Home : students at the Early Childhood Workforce
Rally in Albany. June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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I Love My Teachers:
students at the Early Childhood Workforce Rally
in Albany. June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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Early Childhood
Workforce Rally participants at the State Capitol in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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Ruth Pelham of
the Music Mobile with an early childhood educator
expressing the current reality of low wages at the
Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany. June 20, 2007.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Daycare student
with sign at the Early Childhood Workforce Rally
in Albany. June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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Jenn O'Connor,
former Winning Beginning NY project coordinator, is interviewed
at the Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Noisemakers at
the Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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The Winning Beginning
NY Children's Art Project on display in the Legislative Office
Building in Albany on June 18 - 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P.
Harmon)
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One portion of
the Winning Beginning NY Children's Art Project on display
in the Legislative Office Building in Albany on June 18 -
20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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PreK students
from the Saratoga Independent School with examples of artwork
they made for the Children's Art Project. Feb. 28, 2007.
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PreK students
from the Campus Children's Center at Jamestown Community College
used their "engineering and architectural" skills
to construct the Governor 's office building. Photo
accompanied art submitted for the WBNY Children's Art Project.
February 2007.
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Kristen Kerr and Karen Schimke present the 2007 Early Learning
poster to NYS Assemblyman William Scarborough in appreciation
of his efforts as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Children
and Families. Feb. 28, 2007. (photo: Jenn O'Connor)
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BC Center 3-year-olds
from Binghamton, NY producing bubble art for Winning Beginning
NY's Children's Art Project. February 2007.
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BC Center 3-year-olds
from Binghamton, NY doing watercolor painting for Winning
Beginning NY's Children's Art Project. February 2007.
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NYS Senator Stephen
Saland receives the 2007 Early Learning poster from former WBNY Co-convener
Karen Schimke in appreciation of his efforts as Chair of the
Senate Education Committee. Feb. 5, 2007. (photo: Jenn O'Connor)
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Carol Saginaw,
retired Executive Director of the Early Care & Learning Council, and formervCo-convener of Winning Beginning
NY, at the Dec. 12, 2006 press conference where advocates called
for the creation of an Early Learning Commission. (photo:
Sara P. Harmon)
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Pierce Hall at
the Child's Center day care infant with staffperson at the
Dec. 12, 2006 Winning Beginning NY press conference in Albany.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Advocates from
across the state rally in front of the Court of Appeals building
in Albany for the October 10, 2006 final hearing on the CFE lawsuit.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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The Alliance for
Quality Education organized a rally at the Court
of Appeals building in Albany, on the final hearing for the
Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit. Oct. 10, 2006 (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Dr. Augusta Souza
Kappner, President of Bank Street College of Education speaks
at a January 19, 2005 Education Conference Board & WBNY
roundtable on the lifelong learning journey that begins at
birth, and facilitated a discussion around the concept of
a "New York State Pre-K - 16 public education system."
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Jaret Gates, a
PreK graduate from Oxford, New York stands in front of a sunflower
he grew from seeds he received in June while at kindergarten
screening. September 2004. (photo: Julie Gates) |
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Student from the
West End Temple Sinai Congregation Nursery School in Neponsit,
NY. May, 2004. |
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Student from the
West End Temple Sinai Congregation Nursery School in Neponsit,
NY. May, 2004. |
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A class from the
YWCA of NYC Early Learning Center, Flushing branch. Spring
2004. (photo: Fanny Bravo) |
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More students
from the YWCA of NYC Early Learning Center, Flushing branch,
on a field trip. Spring 2004. (photo: Fanny
Bravo) |
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Clive R. Belfied,
Ph.D., Teachers College Columbia University professor and
author of the cost analysis Early Childhood
Education: How Important Are the Cost-Savings to the School
System, explains his study at a March 3, 2004 Winning
Beginning press conference in Albany. (photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
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Group leaders
at the October 2003 unveiling of a draft Blueprint for a comprehensive
system of early care and education in New York State include
Peggy Liuzzi (Onondaga Child Care Council); Anne Mitchell
(Early Childhood Policy Research); Pat Myers (retired, NYSAEYC); and
Carol Saginaw (retired, Early Care & Learning Council). (photo: Sara Harmon)
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The Greater Ridgewood
Youth Council Little Stars Pre-K program held a Hooray for
UPK celebration to mark the state's continued funding of univeral
pre-kindergarten. Among those on hand for the event were Senator
Serphin Maltese and his wife, Constance Del Vecchio Maltese;
Council members Dennis Gallagher and Diana Reyna; and Nubia
Holzherr, representing Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan. Council
members Gallagher and Reyna are shown in photo, along with
GRYC President Bob Monahan, UPK Director Lydia Nwogu, teachers,
parents and children. 2003 (photo: Robert Molina)
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Former NYS Assembly Member Susan John
reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar to universal
pre-kindergartners at Rochester's Children's Nursery in October
of 2003. |
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Students from the Samaritan
Rensselaer Children's Center deliver an invitation to former Senator
Joseph L. Bruno's office in Albany, inviting him to
visit their pre-k program. Meg
Brown, receptionist, received the June 2003 invitation. (photo: Sara P.
Harmon) |
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At an April 15, 2003 press
conference in Albany, children from St. Anthony's UPK program
in the Schenectady City School District gather at the feet
of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, after presenting petitions
gathered statewide by the Emergency Coalition to Save Universal
Prekindergarten.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
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4-year-olds from St. Anthony's
UPK program in the Schenectady City School District with signatures
presented to state leaders on April 15, 2003 backing a simple
plea: "Don't eliminate state funding for Universal Prekindergarten."
(photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
