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Guidance for Schools Issued on How to Keep Parents Better Informed on the Data They Collect on Students

US Department of Education, July 2014

Data  and the Cloud: A Legal and Policy Guide for School Boards on Student Data Privacy in the Cloud Computing Era

National School Boards Association, April 2014

Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services: Requirements and Best Practices

Privacy Technical Assistance February 2014

Letter from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Senator Edward Markey (MA)

January 13, 2014

Student Privacy Survey

Common Sense Media and Benenson Strategy Group, Jan. 2014

Privacy and Cloud Computing in Public Schools

Joel Reidenberg, et. al., December 2013

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Class Size Briefing on June 28, 2026!

June 28, 2026 Class Size Briefing.

Please join us for a virtual Class Size Briefing this Sunday June 28th, where we will speak about the changes to the class size law, point out flaws in the DOE's proposed plan for next year, and provide everyone with strategies for advocating for smaller classes for all NYC students!

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FAQ on class size law & where we are now

Updated for 2025-2026 school year

The NY State Legislature passed a law in June 2022, mandating that NYC schools phase in smaller classes in all grades. Click here to learn more about this law.

Why class size matters!

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Talk out of School radio show and podcast airs Sunday night at 7 PM on WBAI 99.5 FM  or online at www.wbai.org when Leonie Haimson, Daniel Alicea  and Kaliris Salas Ramirez interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can  stream or subscribe to the podcast  here at Simplecast; or  at iTunes, Spotify or Google.

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