I am calling on Governor Cuomo and the state legislature to reduce student debt and properly fund the state's higher education institutions. Freeze the price of tuition for New York's State Schools, and provide those schools with the funding they need.
Why is this important?
The current state of New York’s 2015 executive budget reinforces doubt about the state legislature’s dedication to keeping New York’s state colleges accessible and properly funded. Student activist groups, such as New York Students Rising and Democracy Matters, as well as teacher’s unions, have been calling on the state legislature to make good on their promises about higher education. At 1.2 trillion dollars and growing, the youngest generation of this country holds more debt than any other group in history. This is unacceptable and it is the responsibility of our state government to begin addressing the situation.
