NYC Kids PAC endorses Kathy Hochul for Governor; find out why!

A critical election is upon us in New York State. Recent polls show the race for Governor is close. NYC Kids PAC strongly endorses Kathy Hochul for Governor, for four important reasons: 1. In October of 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul agreed to fully fund Foundation Aid, which will send more than $1 billion in additional […]

Four of our education champions won last night!

August 23, 2022 Last night was a great night for public schools. Four out of our five endorsed candidates won their primaries: Jamaal Bowman, Robert Jackson, Cordell Cleare, and Gustavo Rivera. Jackson’s and Rivera’s wins were especially thrilling as they had hundreds of thousands of dollars in dark money spent against them by the charter […]

NYC Kids PAC endorsements for the August 23, 2022 primaries!

Here are the public education champions who we believe deserve your support: Jamaal Bowman for US Congress in CD16:  Jamaal, a former Bronx principal, was elected two years ago and has quickly become a progressive leader for change: introducing a Green New Deal for schools, opposing the College Transparency Act, which would have been a […]

Our endorsements for the Assembly — & what parents should say to Gov. Hochul

The Democratic primary for the Assembly and Governor is Tuesday, June 28, 2022, and early voting has begun and runs through June 26. You can find your early voting and your regular polling site here. NYC Kids PAC is endorsing the following candidates for Assembly, based on their surveys and records on public education, and […]

Another great Parent Action Conference!

Our 2022 NYC Kids PAC Parent Action conference, co-hosted by Class Size Matters, held on June 4, 2022 was great!  Here are some of the presentations. First , a briefing on the new class size bill and proposed budget cuts to schools and how parents can fight back, presented by Leonie Haimson of Class Size […]

All our 2021 endorsements in one downloadable printable page

All our endorsements on a handy one-pager you can download and take to the polls is below. For info on why we endorsed or ranked these individuals, check out our endorsement page here.

Results from Parent Action Conference 2021: How do parents, educators & students want $8B in state & federal funds spent to improve our schools

On Sat. May 22, 2021, we had a great Parent Action Conference, co-sponsored with Class Size Matters and Teens Take Charge, to brainstorm on how parents, educators and students would like the $8B in additional federal and state funds should be spent to meet our students’ needs. Thanks to all her participated! Our terrific keynote […]

NYC Kids PAC endorses Maya Wiley for Mayor, with 2nd ranked choice of Dianne Morales

For immediate release: May 11, 2021 Contact: Naila Rosario, 917-865-5578; [email protected] NYC Kids PAC endorses Maya Wiley for Mayor, with 2nd ranked choice of Dianne Morales Today, NYC Kids PAC, the only political PAC in NYC focused on supporting and improving our public schools and led by parent volunteers, announced their endorsements in the Mayoral […]

Mayoral candidate surveys

Below are the candidates who completed the Kids PAC survey. Click on the names to read them. Cullen, Edward Fitzgerald, Cleopatra Francis, Quanda S Morales, Dianne (ranked #2) Wiley, Maya D (endorsed) Paper Boy Prince

New report on donors to Yang/Adams campaign

Check out the new report  on the billionaire, right-wing donors to the Yang/Adams campaigns, who want to expand charter schools in NYC.  This report was produced by Our City.