Updates on Common Core survey, Student Privacy, and worsening crisis in Class Size & School Overcrowding
November 24, 2015 Dear Friend, 1. On Monday, NYS Allies for Public Education, the coalition we belong to, posted a user-friendly survey on the Common Core. Please take it here. After two days, this survey has already had nearly as many responses (more than 5,300) as the NYSED survey received in more than three weeks. 2. I […]
[Video] Cheri Kiesecker & Leonie Haimson on Student Privacy
Leonie Haimson and Cheri Kiesecker on Sirius Radio-The Michelangelo Signorile Show to discuss Student Privacy. You can learn more about student privacy at The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy website: http://www.studentprivacymatters.org You can read their recent piece in The Washington Post here.
Sharp increase in class sizes of 30 or more in grades K-3
For immediate release November 16, 2015 For more information, contact Leonie Haimson, [email protected]; 917-435-9329 NYC Class Size data released; average class sizes still increasing according to DOE Number of K-3 students in classes of 30 or more risen sharply since 2011 On Friday, DOE released the latest class size data as of Oct. 31, […]
Testimony at Common Core Task Force Hearing
Out comments to the 2015 Common Core Task Force Hearing on November 6, 2015 and can be read here.
Parent Action Conference (PAC) 2015, Powerpoints and Materials
Class Size Matters co-sponsored the Parent Action Conference 2015, which took place November 7, 2015 at PS 133. The following are some power points and materials from the conference, organized by sessions. Plenary Panel Discussion: Alleviating Overcrowding and School Capital Planning Presented by The Honorable Brad Lander, NYC Council; Leonie Haimson, […]
Links: Parent Action Conference 2015
To be posted on Powerpoints page by Sections from PAC. Plenary Panel Discussion: Alleviating Overcrowding and School Capital Planning (The Honorable Brad Lander, NYC Council; Leonie Haimson, & Shino Tanikawa) Class Size (Leonie Haimson and Karen Sprowal) Student Privacy (Leonie Haimson and Fatima Geidi) Common Core-Opting Out (Eduardo Hernandez, Karen Sprowal, Jamaal Bowman, and Kemala Karmen) […]
Last chance to sign up for our Parent Action Conference; and violation of student privacy by charter CEO
November 2, 2015 Dear Friend, Registration for our Parent Action Conference on Sat. Nov. 7 in Brooklyn at PS 133 is almost closed; tickets are going fast. Please sign up now if you want to attend. Kids age 6 and up will participate in a workshop designing playgrounds; lunch is free and Public Advocate Tish James will speak, […]
Update on November 7th Conference, class size violations this fall, and time to move forward on school overcrowding
October 23, 2015 Dear Friend, I wanted to update you on our citywide conference on Nov. 7 at PS 133 in Brooklyn, where we will develop an action agenda for the NYC public schools. Two new speakers have confirmed: Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Education Chair Danny Dromm. They will let us know […]
Parent Action Conference Nov. 7; Please Sign Up Today! Updates on Arne Duncan, school overcrowding and class size violations in Kindergarten
Dear Friend, Save the date! On Saturday, November 7th, we are co-sponsoring a Parent Action Conference at PS 133 in Brooklyn, (near the Barclay Center and many subway stops). We will have workshops on developing action plans to address school overcrowding, rising class sizes, mayoral control, empowering parents and school leadership teams, opting out of testing, protecting […]
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Talk out of School: WBAI Sunday at 7 PM EST or as a podcast
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.
Skinny award dinner honoring Rep. Jamaal Bowman!
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 .
