On February 7, 2013, the Massachusetts ACLU, Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, Citizens for Public Schools and Massachusetts PTA wrote a joint letter to the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education about the release of students’ personally identifiable information to the Gates-sponsored inBloom, Inc.. New York and Massachusetts are two of nine states that have agreed to share confidential student […]
February 7, 2013 in Testimonies & Comments by admin
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Mary Conway- Spiegel, from the Partnership For Student Advocacy, interviewed Leonie Haimson about the importance of small class sizes. Check it out by following the link, here. Or watch it below.
February 6, 2013 in Videos by admin
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Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters, gave a presentation to CEC 6 on class size and student privacy violations in NYC, on January 17, 2013. Our fact sheet on student privacy is located here. Our FAQs sheet on class size is located here. Part One Part Two ; […]
February 5, 2013 in Videos by admin
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leonie Haimson Thursday January 17, 2013 917-435-9329 Comments on failed negotiations over teacher evaluation If the Governor goes ahead with punishing NYC children for the mayor’s failures by subtracting $250 million from state aid, it will be terribly unfair. Yet there is little doubt that […]
January 17, 2013 in Press Releases by admin
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On January 8, 2013, Chair of the Committee on Education, Concilmember Robert Jackson, wrote a letter to State Education Commissioner King on behalf of NYC students. In his letter, Councilmember Jackson urges the Commissioner to, “hold New York City accountable to the public process demanded by the [Contracts for Excellence] law, and if the City […]
January 16, 2013 in Reports & Memos by admin
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On January 11, 2013, the CFE Project wrote to Chancellor Walcott, alerting him to the DOE’s failure to comply with the Contracts for Excellence law: “To date, the DOE has not posted a proposed 2012-13 C4E plan for public comment, nor has the DOE held any public hearings on a proposed plan in accordance with […]
January 16, 2013 in Reports & Memos by admin
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Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters, speaks out against high-stakes testing, and its impact upon public school students and parents, at Bank Street’s Teacher and Principal Evaluation Panel in May, 2012.
January 9, 2013 in Videos by admin
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The Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) announced in a letter last week that it was considering re-opening the lawsuit against New York State, on the basis that the funding promised NYC and other high-needs school districts has never been fulfilled. Below is a presentation on CFE delivered by Leonie Haimson at Princeton, for a course on […]
December 3, 2012 in Presentations by admin
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Leonie Haimson, of Class Size Matters, wrote this report on class size for A+NYC, a coalition of parents, advocates, youth-service, and community-based organizations. See the A+NYC policy hub here: http://aplusnyc.org/. Download a full pdf of the report here. [scribd id=115324541 key=key-12y6lahih02s4y4eja6w mode=scroll]
December 3, 2012 in Reports & Memos by admin
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Johanna E. Miller, with NY Civil Liberties Union, and Leonie Haimson, of Class Size Matters, co-wrote this report on high-stakes testing for A+NYC, a coalition of parents, advocates, youth-service, and community-based organizations. See the A+NYC policy hub here: http://aplusnyc.org/. Download a full pdf of the report here. [scribd id=115323556 key=key-w9aim8hg2asq2ldwq46 mode=scroll]
December 3, 2012 in Reports & Memos by admin
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