NYC Class Sizes Increase for Sixth Year in a Row, Despite Law Requiring Reduction in Early Grades; Classes are Largest since 1998 For immediate release Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 For more information contact: Leonie Haimson, [email protected]; 917-435-9329 NYC CLASS SIZES INCREASE FOR SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW, DESPITE LAW REQUIRING REDUCTION; IN EARLY GRADES CLASSES […]
Executive Director Leonie Haimson gave testimony on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in front of the New York State Senate Education Committee. Her testimony is below. Click here to download.
Source: http://www.markey.senate.gov/documents/2013-10-22_FERPA.pdf
What is the state and your school district doing about inBloom? A shorter version of this FAQ was published in Schoolbook on Tuesday, July 23, 2013; please go leave a comment. A pdf version of the information can be downloaded below. And please make your voices heard by sending a letter to the New York […]
Parents and advocates comment on today’s charter school march *Originally posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at NYC Public School Parents.* For immediate release: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Arthur Z. Schwartz, Advocates for Justice: [email protected]; 917- 923-8136 Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters: [email protected] ; 917-435-9329 Sam Pirozollo, NYC Parents Union: [email protected] ; 917-533-3437 Today, Eva […]
Class Size Matters Executive Director Leonie Haimson presented testimony on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Saint Francis College in Brooklyn, New York to support the passage of New York State Senate Bill S.1406 and Assembly Bill A.792. The Joint Legislative Forum on School Governance was sponsored by NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn), NYS Senator Bill […]
The following testimony was given by Class Size Matters’ Executive Director Leonie Haimson on Monday, September 30, 2013 in front of the New York City Council Education Committee and the public regarding the pending legislation of Resolution No. 1768.
Sign here to urge NYC to implement a real, multi-year strategy to lower class size, as the law intends, without exempting up to half or more of all students.
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 .
