The following document is from the 2005 press release of City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, Council Member Robert Jackson (plaintiff in CFE lawsuit), New York State Senate Deputy Minority Leader Eric T. Schneiderman and education advocates, held at City Hall. The press release calls on State Comptroller Alan Hevesi to audit Department of Education (DOE) […]
After writing the NYC Independent Budget Office(IBO), asking them to analyze the 2003-2004 Department of Education (DOE) class registers for discrepancies in reporting, in 2004, Leonie Haimson received the following response. In their analysis, the IBO found, class sizes had increased in Kindergarten for the first time in several years. Furthermore, they reported class size […]
Teacher Unions Put to Test: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000115361&play=1
In 2006, Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters, wrote this Amicus Brief during the CFE lawsuit on behalf of the coalition, New Yorkers for Smaller Classes. In the brief, Haimson argues the court must maintain oversight and accountability over the distribution of Contracts for Excellence Funds for New York City class sizes. Downloadable […]
Parent leaders throughout the nation thank President Obama for recognizing the importance of class size in his weekly address, and for releasing a report that shows how the elimination of 60,000 teaching positions since 2009 is not only unprecedented in US postwar history, but has led to class size increases that are severely damaging the […]
On July 26, 2012, Ms. Haimson testified before the Cuomo Commission on Education Reform at Hostos College. For the fifth year in a row, public school parents voted smaller class sizes their top priority in the DOE learning environment surveys. However, NYC public school class sizes have steadily increased, even with increases in state funding. […]
NYC Schools Approve $2.7 Million Deal with Murdoch-Linked Firm to Track Student Performance The New York City-based group Class Size Matters has just launched a petition calling on New York officials to reject a no-bid contract that would give the company Wireless Generation, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, access to the personal data of […]
Jeremy D. Finn, “Small Classes in American Schools: Research, Practice, and Politics,” Phi Beta Kappan, March 2002. A summary of the research by one of the premier STAR investigators.
Jan O’Neill and Deborah Mercier, “Incredible Shrinking Class Size,” National Staff Development Council, 2003 . Describes how one school in Wisconsin reduced class size without additional funding.
SERVE, “How Class Size Makes a Difference,” 2002. One of the best and most readable summaries of the research, prepared by the Regional Educational Laboratory for the Southeast, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. and “A Parent’s Guide to Class-Size Reduction,” 2003. A useful introduction, including suggestions on actions parents can take to encourage […]
Please join us on Wed. June 18 when we will honor Dr. Betty Rosa, former Bronx principal, District Superintendent, Board of Regents member and now NY State Education Commissioner for courageously standing up against the Trump administration on the importance of preserving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in our public schools. Wine and food will be served!
Sign up here for our Annual Parent Action Conference on June 7th 2025, with keynote speaker Jamaal Bowman!
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