Spyros Konstantopoulos and Vicki Chun, “What Are the Long-Term Effects of Small Classes on the Achievement Gap? Evidence from the Lasting Benefits Study,” American Journal of Education 116, November 2009.
According to Education Week, 32 states now have class size reduction programs or limit class size by law. In addition, Minneapolis has a city-funded class size reduction program for all grades through high school. The following is a summary of several of these programs and their results. Texas Texas was one of the first states […]
My debate with Deputy Chancellor Shael Suransky. More on this debate, which the DOE asked NY Law school to bar reporters from videotaping, is here, here, and here. Power points part 1 and part 2. September 15, 2010.
September 22, 2010 Revelations concerning SED’s secret backdoor deal with DOE on class size See today’s Juan Gonzalez column here, about the backdoor deal made nearly seven months ago between State Education Commissioner Steiner and Joel Klein, to allow the city to nullify its legal and moral commitments to reduce class size, and to let […]
September 27, 2010. testimony_on_testing_9._27.10_final.doc
September 28, 2010 final_press_release_Education_Nation_9.28.10.pdf
Full comments posted here. Summary below. COMMENTS BY CLASS SIZE MATTERS ON A-190 PROPOSED REGULATIONS IN REGARDS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN SCHOOL UTILIZATION AND PROCEDURES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS HOUSING MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL October 4, 2010 SUMMARY: Unfortunately, the proposed Educational Impact Statements, building plan template and Instructional footprint are inadequate to meet […]
The only information out of the unrealiable 2009-2010 school progress reports that I would trust is the list of schools that got an “F” for environment, based predominantly on poor ratings from the parent and teacher learnng environment surveys, and in the case of middle and high schools, student surveys as well. Here is a […]
Comments to the SUNY board on the application of Success Academy Charter School to be co-located in District 3 October 15, 2010 https://classsizematters.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CSM_Comments_re_the_application_of_Success_Academy_to_D3.pdf
October 15, 2010 Class Size Matters comments_to SUNY board re_the_application_of_Bronx_Success_Academy charter school in_D7.pdf
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!
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