UPDATE: MAY 16, 2003.
Historic override is great news for public ed and health care. With a steely determination, the Legislature overwhelmingly overrode the governor's vetoes of health care and education funding - just in time for school districts to update their plans for the June 3 statewide school budget vote. And you made it happen. Thanks to all who helped to make the March for Public Education a tremendous success. [override]

HEAR US ROAR! Tens of thousands of New York education activists marched on Albany May 3 to let their elected officials know that public education funding is important this year and every year.
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REPORTS FROM THE PLAZA
- Thundering for public ed
- High anxiety about higher education
- CFE: 'Walking the walk' for school
- Poll finds voters back public ed
- The day in quotes
- PHOTO GALLERY

MEDIA REPORTS
- Albany Times Union (part 1)
- Albany Times Union (part 2)
- Capital News 9
- CNN
- Newsday
- New York Post
- Plattsburgh Press Republican
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
- Troy Record
- WTEN-Albany

ABOUT THE MARCH FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION: PRE-K THROUGH POST-GRAD

A unprecedented coalition of education activists flooded the state's capital city Saturday, May 3 with cars and busloads of people who care about public education, pre-K through post-grad. Public education this year faces unprecedented challenges to its ability to gather adequate funding to sustain the academic gains that have become evident in recent years.

The May 3 event was sponsored by the state Education Conference Board, the Higher Education Conference Board and a diverse list of supporters, including parents, teachers, school superintendents and administrators, school boards, college students, community groups and more. The gathering was the largest event in support of public education Albany has ever witnessed. It took place exactly one month before statewide school budget votes on June 3.