Invitation to our annual “Skinny award” dinner and news of city education budget

June 17, 2019

1. Just a quick note to remind you all that our annual “Skinny award” dinner honoring NY Attorney General Tish James and NYC Kids PAC is this Wed. June 19 at 6 PM. Please reserve your ticket now and enjoy a three-course meal, a glass of wine and great conversation and camaraderie.

2. The city budget deal was announced. It included more funding for social workers and Title 9 coordinators; it did not include dedicated funding for class size reduction, an increase in fair student funding, or pay parity for preK teachers – though the Council said the Mayor agreed to reach an agreement on the latter by the end of the summer. More details here as to what the deal means — and doesn’t mean — for our public schools.

Regardless of the fact that our elected leaders did not agree to do one of the very few things we know for sure would help NYC kids succeed by providing them with smaller classes, you can count on us to press forward.

Support us in this battle for our children’s right to an equitable chance to learn – please join us on Wednesday or contribute here.

Thanks as always, Leonie