Steve Harrison, the Democrat running against Vito Fossella, the corrupt buddy of Dick Cheney and Karl Rove, is calling for increased funding for building schools. Anyone who has a kid in NYC schools knows that more schools are critical for our children's education.

From the Staten Island Advance:

Harrison calls on U.S. to increase spending on school construction

Dem congressional hopeful says more funds are needed to reduce size of classes

Thursday, October 05, 2006
By GLENN NYBACK
ADVANCE STAFF WRITER

The federal government ought to spend more money on building schools in order to reduce class sizes and implement education initiatives outlined in the No Child Left Behind Act, Democratic congressional candidate Stephen Harrison said yesterday.

Flanked by representatives of the United Federation of Teachers and Democratic elected officials, Harrison said too many schools on Staten Island are overcrowded, creating poor learning environments for children forced to compete for attention from their teachers...

Fossella, Harrison said, "doesn't pass the test" and received a failing grade from the National Education Association based on his performance in enhancing education...

Emil Pietromonaco, Staten Island representative to the United Federation of Teachers, pledged the organization's strong support for Harrison.

"What we need in Congress is someone who can be a voice for our children, and that's what Steve is," he said. "Not only will he be a good voice for our children, but for the UFT, for the parents, for the supervisors in the school. This is the person we need to be our congressman."