April 25, 2026 This one-page summary is also posted as a pdf here. The DOE deadline for feedback is May 8, 2026 via their survey at on.nyc.gov/AiFeedbackNYCPS The Guidance itself is posted here; our more detailed critique is here and embedded below, along with a partial list of AI programs currently used in NYC schools. […]
PEP Resolution: Comprehensive Multi-Year Strategic Plan to Lower Class Size and Mitigate School Overcrowding (passed March 18, 2026) WHEREAS, New York City Public Schools face persistent overcrowding and must adhere to statutory class size mandates within the next two years; and WHEREAS, Reducing class size has proven to be through research to be one of […]
April 16, 2026 Media Contacts: Liat@climatefamiliesnyc.org, 917-930-2788 Kelly Clancy, parentsforAIcaution@gmail.com, 512.589.6302 We gathered, spoke and delivered a petition to Mayor’s office, urging him to to lead and protect students New York, New York: Elected officials, advocates, parents, students, and educators rallied at City Hall for a moratorium on the use of generative AI in […]
April 12, 2026 See our updated analysis of where our schools are now with class size compliance and what the DOE needs to do to provide smaller classes to all the NYC students who need them. If the pdf below doesn’t scroll it can also be accessed here.
April 2, 2026 It was recently announced that as part of a class action court settlement, the ed tech company PowerSchool and the Chicago Public Schools agreed to pay a total of $17.25 million to students whose privacy was violated by Naviance, a college advising company acquired by PowerSchool in 2021. In turn, PowerSchool was […]
March 25, 2026 A lot has happened in the last two days. On Monday, education budget hearings were held at City Hall. It soon became apparent that nearly four years since the class size law was passed, the DOE still has no actual plan to comply. Chancellor Samuels admitted that it is unlikely that they […]
March 24, 2026 Here’s our presentation on why there needs to be a moratorium on the use of AI, so that a rigorous guardrails can be established with parent and community input to prevent harm to students and the environment. Our coalition’s statement about DOE’s inadequate AI guidance is here. Articles in the Daily News […]
My testimony showing how DOE has no actual plan to provide sufficient space for class size reduction.
On March 19, we held a presentation followed by a conversation with parents about class size, and what’s not happening in their schools but needs to be.
March 16, 2026 We’re holding a class size briefing and conversation via Zoom this Thursday, March 19 at 6 PM for anyone who has questions about what the DOE is currently doing or not doing on class size, what they are proposing to do next year, and/or if you would like to share what’s happening […]
Sign the petition asking for a moratorium on the use of AI until rigorous safeguards are established to protect student privacy, learning and the environment.
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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, Daniel Alicea and Kaliris Salas Ramirez interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can stream or subscribe to the podcast here at Simplecast; or at iTunes, Spotify or Google.
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.
