We are in the midst of an educational crisis right now. First-class schools are being replaced by first-class jails.

Education is the fundamental way to prevent incarceration.

Take your children to school on the first day of school, so they will know you are serious about their education.

You would put schools into an impossible situation ... almost guaranteeing schools across the state will face fiscal emergency and crisis.

We need a long- and short-term approach to this crisis, ... New Yorkers are feeling the middle class squeeze at the gas pump, and they will certainly be feeling it this winter.

Schools are making a very strong effort to provide intervention programs and crisis programs that really identify the needs of kids at early stages.