Archive - Families for New York

August 2025

The best high school in NY has no gym, no auditorium and no cafeteria

Queens High School for the Sciences at York College deserves a better facility

Aug 23

Would my child qualify for the Federal Scholarship program?

Here are the cut-off income levels for all 62 counties in New York

Aug 14

So many questions about NY state test results

Does it include students in temporary housing? Where are the raw scores? And a problematic press release from City Hall

Aug 12

Poverty is not an excuse to not fix NYC failing public schools

Mississippi and Houston have higher poverty rates than NYC, they are also better at improving their public schools

Aug 10

Governors saying NO to low-income students

Only politics stands between the governor and millions in federal scholarship dollars for low-income New Yorkers

Aug 9

What is not being discussed about SHSAT

High absenteeism, scholarships for private schools, and the end of G&T programs

Aug 6

July 2025

Why NY needs school choice - no mayor is willing to fix the problems with our schools

Ray Domanico excellent op-ed on how no Mayoral candidate has a plan for NYC public schools

Jul 29

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