Our schools in fiscal peril: meeting January 30

Albany City School District of Albany Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ph.D., and Albany High School senior Zilpa Oduor will be among the panelists next Thursday, Jan. 30, when people who value public education gather at Colonie High School to call on the state to adequately fund our schools and end the fiscal crisis threatening education statewide.

The event picks up where last year’s heavily attended regional advocacy effort at Columbia High School left off. More than 1,000 people from throughout the Capital Region attended last year's forum.

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome and guests are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes early to be able to park and find a seat in time for the start of the program. Please visit the Albany District News section of the website to read more.

Albany School Board OKs 2012-13 budget proposal

The City School District of Albany Board of Education approved a $207.7 million 2012-13 budget proposal Tuesday night. The proposal includes a 1.5 percent tax-levy increase and, according to the district, "maintains academic, extracurricular and social-emotional programs for all of the district's 8,700 students." You can visit the 2012-13 Budget News section of the district website to read more.