The letter is embedded below the press release. For immediate release: May 27, 2025 For more information: Leonie Haimson, info@studentprivacymatters.org; 917-435-9329 Rosa Diaz, Rdiaz.cec4@gmail.com; 347-885-1687 Shannon Edwards, shannon@aiforfamilies.com; 347-719-2161 Kaye Dyja, kdyja@nyclu.org; 212-203-3532 On Wednesday May 28, 2025, the Panel for Educational Policy is scheduled to vote on the revisions to Chancellor’s regulation A-820, which […]
May 27, 2025 in Press Releases, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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May 20, 2025 Today the NYC Council Finance and Education Committees held a hearing on the NYC education budget and the five-year capital plan. There was questioning on class size as well as many other issues. Lots of students spoke eloquently on the need for mental health services, better food and restorative justice. Our testimony […]
May 20, 2025 in Uncategorized by leoniehaimson
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April 30, 2025 Tomorrow’s my birthday, and I’ve been reflecting on many things, including our advocacy for smaller classes and student privacy over many years. Despite all the challenges we’ve faced, I am proud of the community of parents, teachers, and concerned advocates we have built. You have helped Class Size Matters accomplish so much […]
May 1, 2025 in Newsletters, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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April 9. 2025 Yesterday, at a press conference at PS 88 in Queens, the Mayor, the Chancellor, the UFT and CSA with great fanfare announced that 746 schools will receive funding for next year to hire an additional 3700 teachers to lower class size. It was somewhat amazing to see how Mayor Adams, who has […]
April 10, 2025 in Newsletters, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Cross posted at Parent Coalition for Student Privacy website. April 8, 2025 The annual conference of Network for Public Education, on whose board I sit, was held last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. It was terrific as usual, with wonderful speeches and incisive and illuminating workshops and panel discussions on how to strengthen our public schools […]
April 8, 2025 in Presentations, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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March 14, 2025 Here and below is the testimony that Michael Rance, our Research Director, gave on behalf of Class Size Matters at the preliminary budget hearing yesterday. Our testimony highlighted the many failings of DOE and the School Construction Authority in delivering a multi-year plan capable of meeting the benchmarks in the class size […]
March 17, 2025 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Feb. 20, 2025 Today we provided testimony at NYC Council Education hearings, in opposition to the DOE plan to to cancel the leases of five Community Based Organizations that provide Early Education services in Brooklyn and Queens. During the hearing, the DOE officials said they intend in the future to cancel contracts with CBO providers […]
February 21, 2025 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Feb. 15, 2025 1. Parents: a quick note to let you know that the deadline to run for your District Community Education or Citywide Council is tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 16. With all the chaos and corruption of the Trump administration and apparently the Mayor’s office as well, this is a way you can […]
February 15, 2025 in Newsletters, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Feb. 7, 2025 An important update on privacy news: 1.As reported by the Daily News last night, four NYC schools were affected by the massive PowerSchool breach that occurred in December- contrary to previous assurances from the DOE: Fordham HS for the Arts; Long Island City High School; Lower East Side Prep and Westchester Square […]
February 15, 2025 in Newsletters, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Jan. 28, 2025 Dear all: Before the holiday break, about NYC schools were given an opportunity to apply for funding to lower class size next fall. The UFT now says that about 750 schools did apply, according to an article in Chalkbeat. We have posted a very short survey, asking if your school applied for […]
February 15, 2025 in Newsletters by leoniehaimson
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