On Sat. May 22, 2021, we had a great Parent Action Conference, co-sponsored with NYC Kids PAC and Teens Take Charge, to brainstorm on how parents, educators and students would like the $8B in additional federal and state funds should be spent to meet our students’ needs. Thanks to all her participated! Our terrific keynote […]
May 10, 2021 Exciting news to report! The bill S. 6296 to require NYC to renew its commitment to lowering class size has 10 co-sponsors in the NY State Senate, and a “same as” bill has now been introduced in the Assembly by AM Jo Anne Simon, A. 7447. Please send letters to your legislators […]
We gave this power point presentation to the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Council on 5.6.21 on why next year, because of the big increase in state and federal funding, we will have the best opportunity to lower class size, at a time when students will need smaller classes more than ever before. Here it is a […]
May 15, 2021 Please send a letter today to your State Legislators by clicking here, urging them to sign onto S.6296 , introduced by Sen. Robert Jackson, and A.7447 , introduced by Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, to update and renew NYC’s commitment to lower class size in all grades – especially now our schools are […]
We are holding our annual Parent Action Conference on Sat. May 22 from 11 AM – 1 PM with Kids PAC, to gain input from parents, teachers and others on how NYC should invest the $8 billion in additional state and federal funds our schools are due to receive in the next two to three […]
April 27, 2021 1.The Mayor released his proposed budget yesterday. Despite the crying need for smaller classes and the Council’s proposal to allocate $250 million for that purpose, instead he wants to spend $500 million for something called for “Intensive Academic Recovery for Every Student” which will cover tutoring and “universal academic assessments”, though he […]
Check out the fact sheet here or below. If you support smaller classes, please urge your CEC or community group to support this resolution. Please also sign our petition here.
This model resolution is also posted as a pdf here. The Chancellors Parent Advisory Council passed a similar one in 2021, as did Community Board 2 , Community Board 5 and Community Board 12, all in Manhattan, Community Education Council 8, Community Education Council 15, CEC 27 and the Education Council Consortium. Community Education Council […]
For immediate release: April 20, 2021 Contact: Leonie Haimson, leoniehaimson@gmail.com; 917-435-9329 NYC Council proposes $250 million for class size reduction next year! In their Preliminary Budget Response, the NYC Council proposes that next year $250 million should be allocated to lowering class size, especially targeted towards struggling schools with vulnerable student populations. This […]
April 7, 2021 1.Tremendous news! The state finally came through with the additional foundation aid that our schools were promised years ago as a result of the CFE lawsuit, which will mean more than $600 million for NYC schools next year, increasing to an estimated $1.6 billion annually in three years. This is in addition […]
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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.
