City Council Testimony about NYC’s inflated test scores and dismal results

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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 and Daniel Alicea interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can  stream or subscribe to the podcast  here; or  at iTunes, Spotify or Google.

We held our annual Skinny award dinner Wed. June 28, 2023, honoring Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former Bronx principal and now a progressive trailblazer who is fighting in Congress to protect and improve our public schools. More photos on Facebook .

Click here to see our video: parents, teachers & students explain why class size matters

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