Socialist Party USA (NYC Local) Today, New Yorkers stand together against the budget cuts being proposed by Albany and City Hall.  For some, the cuts mean reduced library hours.  For others, tuition increases that will put their education in jeopardy or, as is the case for thousands of transit workers, the cuts mean the unemployment line.  All of these negative acts damage New York City – make... 

On Thursday we will participate in the National Day to Defend Education demonstration. This is an important demonstration because it will bring together students from throughout NYC, as well as public workers such as the Transit Workers’ Union and United Federation of Teachers. In addition, this local action is connected to a series of demonstrations, take-overs, and action of civil disobedience... 

from Defend Education As people throughout the country struggle under the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, public education from pre-K to higher and adult education is threatened by budget cuts, layoffs, privatization, tuition and fee increases, and other attacks. Budget cuts degrade the quality of public education by decreasing student services and increasing class size, while tuition...