Class size: why it’s important, what’s happened in NYC and what we need to do
Presentation given at the terrific education forum sponsored by Jackson Heights People for Public Schools on March 16, 2019.
Proposed amendments to the NYS charter law
This fact sheet as a pdf is also available here. Enrollment and retention of high-needs students Each year, charter schools and school districts shall report on their enrollment, suspension, and attrition rates of students overall as well as in the following high needs categories: students with disabilities, English language learners, and students who are eligible […]
The need to improve Mayoral control by providing checks and balances
Here’s a pdf you can download of this fact sheet. Why Mayoral control needs checks and balances March 16, 2019 Our democratic system of government is based upon checks and balances and divided authority, because the founders recognized that one-man rule was inherently unjust and could lead to abuses and corruption. Yet there are no […]
Class Size Matters and NYC Kids PAC Legislative Agenda for 2019
See below for a one pager (pdf) you can download. Amend Mayoral control so that there is no longer a mayoral majority on the Board of Education (AKA Panel for Educational Policy) and/or make NYC Department of Education policies subject to city law and checks and balances via the NYC City Council like all other city […]
Citywide class size trends since 1998
Here is a summary of class size trends in NYC public schools, for all grade levels. For district specific trends, please email us info@classsizematters.org In short, though the state’s highest court concluded in 2003 that smaller classes were needed for NYC students to receive their constitutional right to a sound basic education, class sizes are […]
Our Parent Action Conference; update on capital plan; LA teacher strike and more!
January 23, 2019 Save the date! Class Size Matters will be holding our annual Parent Action Conference, co-sponsored with NYC Kids PAC and CEC District 2, on Saturday, March 9 at the Peck Slip School, in downtown Manhattan. We will be sharing our Action Agenda for this year. To reserve your ticket now, or for […]
The Impact of PreK on School Overcrowding in NYC: Lack of Planning, Lack of Space,
Full report with citations posted here (pdf):The Impact of PreK on School Overcrowding in NYC: Lack of Planning, Lack of Space, Dec. 2018. A Daily News article about the report is here. Summary: New York City public schools are critically overcrowded. About 575,000 students, more than half of all students, attended schools that are at […]
Class Size Matters testimony on the proposed new five-year capital plan for schools 2020-2024
This testimony is available as a pdf here. December 18, 2018 Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Leonie Haimson, and I’m the Executive Director of Class Size Matters. NYC public schools are critically overcrowded and the new five-year proposed capital plan fails to address the need for new […]
New report finds pre-K expansion led to worse overcrowding in hundreds of NYC schools
The Daily News covered this story here. The full report is here. For immediate release: December 18, 2018 More information: leoniehaimson@gmail.com; 917-435-9329 School overcrowding in NYC has been worsened by the expansion of pre-K and 3-K classes, as detailed in a new report, “The Impact of PreK on School Overcrowding: Lack of Planning, Lack of […]
Class Size & Overcrowding Citywide and in District 6
Class size and overcrowding citywide and in District 6. Presented to CEC 6 on Dec. 3, 2018.
2026 Skinny Awards honoring Diane Ravitch May 19!
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Sign our petition asking for a moratorium on the use of AI
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.
New: Webmap of Utilization in NYC Schools
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How NYC Parents can better protect their children’s data privacy
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NYC parents, teachers & school staff: Please tell us what your class sizes are this year
Why class size matters!
Talk out of School: WBAI Sunday at 7 PM EST or as a podcast
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 our petition on class size!
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.
