The Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council organized a Community Education Forum, Resources for Schools and Educational Outcomes:   
How less money translates into student underachievement.

The presenters were Hon. Fernando Ferrer, President, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, and Councilman Robert Jackson, Past-President, Campaign for Fiscal Equity. The forum was moderated by Dr. Sandra Alfonsi, National Vice President of Hadassah and chaired by Helene Zaro, NEQJCC First Vice President. State Senator Frank Padavan and Councilman David Weprin also attended and spoke.  Other notable participants and attendees included Ken Cohen, President of the Northeast Queens NAACP; and Evita Belmonte, Queens Member of the Panel for Education Policy of the NYC Department of Education.

Held Thursday, September 4 at Hillcrest Jewish Center, the other sponsors included Queens Civic Congress, Queens Region-Hadassah, NAACP Northeast Queens and Jamaica Branches, Council of Supervisors & Administrators, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York, Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty.

Councilman Robert Jackson, Hon. Fernando Ferrer, Councilman David Weprin, Dr. Sandra Alfonsi, Helene Zaro and NEQJCC Director Gail Eisenberg  [Photo by Joe Levine]

Corey Bearak concludes the forum  [Photo by Joe Levine]

Hon. Fernando Ferrer  [Photo by Joe Levine]

Hon. Fernando Ferrer  [Photo by Joe Levine]

Hon. Fernando Ferrer addresses the audience as Dr. Alfonsi and Mrs Zaro listen intently  [Photo by Joe Levine]

Councilman Robert Jackson [Photo by Joe Levine]

Councilman Robert Jackson and Dr. Alfonsi  [Photo by Joe Levine]

Dr. Sandra Alfonsi  [Photo by Joe Levine]

State Senator Frank Padavan [Photo by Joe Levine]

First Vice President Helene Zaro, the forum chair [Photo by Joe Levine]