Parents and community members concerned about Governor Cuomo's budget, which slashes aid to city schools, can get on a bus to Albany tomorrow, March 30, at 10 a.m. to protest the cuts. The trip is organized by advocacy groups including the Alliance for Quality Education., with the main buses leaving from the Bronx and Brooklyn. Or  you may join a press conference and rally on the steps of City Hall at 9:30 a.m., organized by Class Size Matters, to mobilize against the anticipated impact of budget cuts to class size and other programs. The City Council Education Committee will hold a budget hearing on April 7 at 10 a.m. on Mayor Bloomberg's preliminary budget projections for the Department of Education.

Here are the details from the  press release about Wednesday's bus trip:

WHAT: Hundreds of New York City residents, outraged by the budget agreement, will leave the city at 10 AM on Wednesday for Albany to descend on the Capitol that afternoon, and be present for the State budget voting process.  The budget agreement, without an extension of the Millionaire’s Tax, robs already burdened and struggling New Yorkers in order to provide a multi-billion-dollar tax break for the wealthy.  The budget also fails to proactively renew and strengthen the rent laws, a sign that the State Legislature is more concerned with pandering to real estate interests than protecting the millions of New Yorkers who depend on these laws to stay in their homes.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 30th – 10 AM

WHERE: Two main locations in Brooklyn and the Bronx

Brooklyn: 2-4 Nevins St. – Jonathan Westin, 917 637 9501

Bronx: Yankee Stadium (161st St and River) – Chauncy Young, 212 203 1171

WHO: Furious citizens and members of the Alliance for Quality Education, Citizen Action of New York, New York City Coalition for Educational Justice, Make the Road New York, New York Communities for Change, VOCAL, Real Rent Reform New York, Community Voices Heard and others."