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NEWS CLIPS
2024 Clips
NYC schools asked to submit class size reduction plans in exchange for extra funding
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
Oct. 31, 2024
NYC school calendar update: Monday, Dec. 23 will now be a day off
Amy Zimmer and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
October 30, 2024
NYC Employees Accused of Misusing Federal Funds for Personal Disney World Trips
The Jewish Voice
Sept. 25, 2024
Education advocate calls for criminal charges against NYC staff who took own kids to Disney World on trips meant for homeless students
Susan Edelman, NY Post
Sept. 21, 2024
NYC education advocates blast DOE for having ‘no plan’ for smaller class sizes
Barbara Russo-Lennon, amNY
Sept. 11, 2024
Privacy advocates are concerned by NYC’s online teen counseling service
Keely Quinlan, State Scoop
Sept. 11, 2024
Advocates raise alarm about privacy with NYC’s teen mental telehealth service
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
Sept. 10, 2024
Data privacy advocates raise alarm over NYC’s free teen teletherapy program
Michael Elson-Rooney, Chalkbeat
Sept. 10, 2024
NYC gets 24 new schools; why activists say it’s not nearly enough
James Ford, WPIX-11
Sept. 4, 2024
This is a pivotal year for NYC’s class size law. Here’s where things stand.
Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
Sept. 4, 2024
Eric Adams fails to name third trustee to oversee billions of dollars in NYC school construction
Susan Edelman, NY Post
Aug. 31, 2024
Teachers union and top state lawmaker hit Adams on class size plans
Madina Toure, Politico
July 31, 2024
Advocates ask state education commissioner to intervene in NYC’s class size plan again
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
July 22, 2024
Advocates for lower class sizes demanding new plan from City Hall
Madine Toure, Politico
July 22, 2024
NYC public schools revise remote learning policy after advocates ask state to intervene
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
July 5, 2024
NYC is short billions to comply with class size law, chief fiscal watchdog warns
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
June 25, 2024
Brooklyn Parents Question City’s Plan For Smaller Classes
Megan McGibney, BK Reader
June 25, 2024
Parents, advocates ask NY State Dept. of Ed to void remote learning policy as city mulls expansion
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
June 14, 2024
Advocacy group accuses DOE of failing to ensure parental consent for online classes
Madina Toure, Politico Pro
June 14, 2024
NYC schools could use gyms, other spaces to comply with class-size mandate as critics blast ‘disaster in the making’
Aneeta Bhole, NY Post
May 29, 2024
How is New York City’s Class Size Law Faring?
Ariama C. Long. Amsterdam News
May 16, 2024
To meet class size mandate, NYC officials look to virtual learning
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
May 9, 2024
NYC school chief’s husband is DOE vendor selling mentorship program with flashy $650 suits for kids
Susan Edelman, NY Post
April 20, 2024
David Banks promotes educrat under probe for selling conference tickets, merchandise in side hustle
Susan Edelman, NY Post
March 30, 2024
AI tool that creates lesson plans being piloted in Brooklyn
Nicole Perrino, The Unmuted
March 20, 2024
Test time for NYC school leaders
Madina Touré, Politico
March 18, 2024
As NYC works to reduce class sizes, how crowded are Staten Island’s public elementary schools?
Annalise Knudson, SI Live
March 15, 2024
NYC Education Dept. sues state over order to pay for charter school’s ‘inflated’ rent
Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
March 6, 2024
NYC Education Department taken to task over class size law
Sahalie Donaldson, City & State NY
March 1, 2024
City Council, education officials spar in class size hearing
Jillian Jorgensen, Spectrum News NY1
February 29, 2024
NYC may encourage principals to hire teachers over other roles to reduce class sizes
Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
February 29, 2024
NYC Council demands progress report on class size reduction
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
February 29, 2024
NYC faces ‘difficult choices’ to meet new class size mandates, education officials warn
Giulia Heyward, Gothamist
February 29, 2024
Scrutinizing NYC class sizes
Madina Touré, Politico
February 29, 2024
Charter school rent controversy
Nicole Perrino, Epicenter NYC
February 27, 2024
College Board fined $750K for selling NY test-taker personal data: AG
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
February 14, 2024
Facing heat in Albany, Adams charts strategy to extend mayoral control
Madina Toure, Politico
February 9, 2024
Banks to ask for more school cash
Madina Touré, Politico
February 1, 2024
Albany Pols Grill Adams on ‘Tin Cup Day’
Katie Honan, The City
February 1, 2024
Chancellor David Banks makes case to Albany lawmakers for mayoral control, schools funding
Bernadette Hogan, NY1
February 1, 2024
David Banks may not have made much progress on mayoral control in Albany
Austin Jefferson, City and State
Feb. 1, 2024
Gov. Hochul wants to give Mayor Adams four more years of mayoral control
Bernadette Hogan, NY1
January 17, 2024
Lawmakers to consider Adams approach to class size as they weigh mayoral control
Madina Toure, Politico
January 11, 2024
2023 Clips
NYC’s class size working group delivers recommendations — but some members dissent
Michael Elsen-Rooney and Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat
December 11, 2023
Fearing NYC will fail to meet new class size limits, advocates ask the state to step in
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
Teachers’ union says 300,000 New York City students are in oversized classes despite class size law
Augostina Mallous, Brooklyn Paper
Nov. 22, 2023
Despite new law to reduce class size, 300K students in oversized classrooms: UFT
WABC News
Nov. 21, 2023
Report: More than 300K NYC students are in overcrowded classrooms
Sahalie Donaldson, City and State
Nov.21, 2023
Concerns mount that NYC won’t comply with law limiting classroom size
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
Nov 21, 2023
Downsized: The Fight Over New York City’s Classrooms
Mira Dubler-Furman, Yale Politic
Oct 30, 2023
New York City DOE working group shares proposals for class size reduction
Aissatou Diallo, Columbia Spectator
October 5, 2023
Why a New Attack on Class Size Doesn’t Add Up
Leonie Haimson, Washington Post
September 26, 2023
NYC public schools set to begin reducing class sizes this September
Aissatou Diallo, Columbia Spectator
September 18, 2023
Adams’ budget cuts could trigger a “massive step backward” in NYC public schools
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
September 11, 2023
NYC budget cuts could gut sanitation, schools: experts
Jon Levine, Tina Moore and Matthew Sedacca, NY Post
September 9, 2023
Some NYC class sizes could grow this year under revised draft plan: advocates
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
August 27, 2023
There’s finally money for smaller class sizes: New law for NYC schools will help kids
John C. Liu, NY Daily News
August 16, 2023
NYC could see $1.6B in annual costs for thousands of new teachers under class size law: watchdog
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
July 12, 2023
NYC school officials were warned of cybersecurity flaws weeks before attack on student data
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
July 9, 2023
“Peculiar:” Newark Schools Now Enrolling Babies “in the Mommies’ Wombs”
Therese Jacob, Tap into Newark
July 8, 2023
Another data breach at NYC schools exposes student and staff information
Jessica Gould
June 24, 2023
NYC student data breached in worldwide MOVEit cyberattack, say city Education Department officials
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
June 23, 2023
Class Sizes: A Growing Issue Among Educators
Mary Ellen Flannery, NEA Today
June 14, 2023
NYC Department of Education Fails to Plan for Mandatory Class Size Reduction
Leonie Haimson, Gotham Gazette
June 12, 2023
Can a Class Be Too Small?
Joey Asher, The Highlands Current
May 26, 2023
NYC public school plan to curb class sizes lacks specifics, says UFT which wants to know where new classrooms will be created
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
May 20, 2023
NYC school enrollment declines expected to level off next fall
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
May 8, 2023
NYC school enrollment projected to remain steady after steep pandemic losses
Julian Shen-Berro, Chalkbeat New York
May 8, 2023
NYC’s new school class-size law could be foiled by ‘loopholes,’ educators say
Susan Edelman, New York Post
April 29, 2023
NY state could pick up mega-millions cost of Hochul’s proposed 22 new NYC charter schools
Carl Campanile and Zach Williams, NY Post
April 25, 2023
Labor groups bank on longtime ties to key legislators in budget fight over NYC charter schools
Zach Williams, NY Post
April 21, 2023
NYC Schools names smaller class size working group
Sahalie Donaldson, City and State
April 18, 2023
A short extender
Joseph Spector and Eleonora Francica, Politico
April 17, 2023
Dept. of City Planning Announces New Community Planning and Engagement Division
Vanessa Cameron, CityLand
April 14, 2023
Anticipating challenges to NYC class size law, Banks will launch ‘working group’
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat
February 8, 2023
NYC charter schools could expand under Gov. Hochul’s budget proposal
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
February 1, 2023
NYC pauses Success Academy space-sharing plans in Queens and Bronx schools
Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat
January 23, 2023
NYC mayor’s proposed budget reduces education spending, but avoids controversial cuts to schools
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
January 12, 2023
2022 Clips
Adams Gives Himself ‘Solid B+’ on First Year. How’s He Done?
Katie Honan, The City
December 26, 2022
Winter 2022-2023
NYC schools pull $31M textbook contract vote after parent, teacher backlash
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
December 1, 2022
Teachers: Grand Island Public Schools class size guidelines the ‘bands’ that bind
, Grand Island Independent
November, 23, 2022
Court Leaves New York City School Budget Cuts in Place
Hurubie Meko, The New York Times
November 22, 2022
NYC schools budget violated state law, but is upheld by judge
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News
November 22, 2022
NYC Class Sizes This Year Increase Sharply In All Grade Spans Except For High School
Jonas Bronck, Bronx Daily
November 19,2022
Cuts to NYC schools will stand after appeals court overturns budget redo
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat
November 22, 2022
Court rules budget cuts to NYC public schools can remain in place
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
November 22, 2022
At NYC school with sharpest drop in math scores, high poverty, crowded classrooms and a recent gun scare
Liam Quigley, Gothamist
November 6, 2022
Emma Singer, Pure Wow
Errol Louis, New York Intelligencer
Who’s Left Out of the Learning-Loss Debate
Discrepan sobre recursos de salud mental en las escuelas de NYC
Edwin Martínez, El Diario NY
August 25, 2022
School budget cut fight continues
Madina Toure & Katelyn Cordero, Politico
August 15, 2022
Confused about what’s happening with NYC school budgets? Here’s an explainer
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
August 12, 2022
NYC Council introduces resolution to undo school budget cuts it had approved
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
August 11, 2022
Molly Morrow, The Indy
August 10, 2022
New York City Can Reinstate School Budget Cuts, Court Rules
Lola Fadulu, The New York Times
August 10, 2022Appeals court rules NYC can move forward with school budget cuts
Erica Brosnan, Spectrum News 1
August 10, 2022NYC school budget cuts are again moving forward – for now
Sahalie Donaldson, City & State New York
August 10, 2022NYC school budget cuts can move forward for now, appeals court says
Amy Zimmer & Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York
August 9, 2022
NY court pauses judge’s order throwing out $31 billion schools budget
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
August 9, 2022
NYC school budgets in limbo with start of classes weeks away
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
August 9, 2022
Judge invalidates NYC schools budget, setting up new education spending showdown
Michael Elsen-Rooney & Michael Gartland, New York Daily News
August 5, 2022
August 5, 2022
Judge to reject city school budget
Erin Durkin, Anna Gronewold, & Julian Shen-Berro, Politico
August 5, 2022
Judge orders New York City to redo $37B budget for public schools
ABC 7
August 5, 2022
New York City may have to vote on a schools budget. Again.
Sahalie Donaldson & Jeff Coltin, City & State New York
August 5, 2022
Judge orders redo for NYC schools budget
Reema Amin & Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat New York
August 5, 2022
State supreme court judge tosses city’s education budget
Jillian Jorgensen, Spectrum News 1
August 5, 2022
Judge rules NYC schools budget process violated state law — orders a redo
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
August 5, 2022
Judge Says He Will Toss Out New York City School Budget
Colin Moynihan & Lola Fadulu, The New York Times
August 4, 2022
Judge says he plans to vacate city education budget
Jillian Jorgensen, Spectrum News NY 1
August 4, 2022
Education Department lawsuit clouds City Hall budget battle
Brian Pascus, Crain’s New York
August 4, 2022
Judge continues temporary restraining order over proposed budget cuts to New York City schools
Astrid Martinez, CBS New York
August 4, 2022
Judge could allow NYC Council to revote on education budget
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York
August 4, 2022
NY Judge continues restraining order that prevents DOE from making budget cuts
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
August 4, 2022
State judge appears poised to reverse cuts to NYC school budgets
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
August 4, 2022
Michael Elsen-Rooney, New York Daily News
August 4, 2022
NYC frees up $100M in COVID aid for public schools to hire teachers
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
August 3, 2022
Lawsuit upending NYC school budget faces critical court hearing
Michael Elsen-Rooney, NY Daily News
August 3, 2022
NYC frees up $100M in COVID aid for public schools to hire teachers
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
August 3, 2022
NYC DOE appeals judge’s order temporarily barring school budget cuts
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
July 28, 2022
Gregg McQueen, Manhattan Times
July 25, 2022
Court freezes New York education budget amid cut controversy
Madina Toure, Politico
July 22, 2022
NYC temporarily barred from proceeding with school budget cuts
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
July 22, 2022
Judge temporarily blocks city’s education budget cuts
Jillian Jorgensen, Spectrum News NY 1
July 22, 2022
What to know about the Education Department cuts to NYC school budgets
Michael Elsen-Rooney, NY Daily News
July 22, 2022
NYC judge issues blocks Education Dept. from implementing budget cuts
Michael Elsen-Rooney, NY Daily News
July 22, 2022
NYC parents/teachers file lawsuit against city over cuts to school budgets
Ariama C. Long, Amsterdam News
July 21, 2022
Lawsuit Protests School Budget Cut
Staff, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
July 19, 2022
NYC parents, pols urge Mayor Adams to restore school funding
Kala Rama, PIX 11
July 18, 2022
NYC parents and teachers file lawsuit against public school budget cut
Isabel Song Beer, amNY
July 18, 2022
NYC parents, teachers file lawsuit to block school budget cuts
Michael Elsen-Rooney, NY Daily News
July 18, 2022
Lawsuit filed to hald hundreds of millions in NYC school budget cuts
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York
July 18, 2022
NYC parents, teachers sue Dept. of Ed over massive school budget cuts
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
July 18, 2022
NYC 3K funding to run out in 2026, city prepares for future budget shortfalls
Katelyn Cordero & Madina Toure, Politico
July 11, 2022
Leonie Haimson, NY Daily News
July 8, 2022
“It’s outrageous” – Advocates fret as Hochul stalls on bill to cap class sizes
Gregg McQueen, Manhattan Times
July 8, 2022
With the Stroke of a Pen, Governor Hochul Can Bring Smaller Classes to New York City Schools
Jessica Ramos, Gotham Gazette
July 7, 2022
‘We’re already stretched thin’: NYC teachers criticize massive school budget cuts
Michael Sainato, The Real News Network
July 6, 2022
As NYC Slashes School Budgets, Art Teachers Are Feeling the Squeeze
Elaine Velie, Hyper Allergic
July 5, 2022
Hochul signs legislation extending mayoral control over NYC schools for two years
Zach Williams & Cayla Bamberger, The New York Post
July 1, 2022
Hochul signs legislation extending mayoral control over NYC schools for two years
Zach Williams & Cayla Bamberger, The New York Post
July 1, 2022
On determining NYC class sizes, all eyes turn to Hochul
Sahalie Donaldson, City & State New York
June 29, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul hasn’t signed mayoral control bill set to expire Thursday
Bernadette Hogan, Carl Campanile, Cayla Bamberger, & Zach Williams, The New York Post
June 29, 2022
Analysis: New York City Schools Take on Every Contentious Issue at Once
Mike Antonucci, The 74
June 15, 2022
Tough road ahead for class size reduction mandate
Madina Toure, Politico
June 13, 2022
New York City Public School Small Class Bill Faces Problems
Fern E. Gillespie, Our Time Press
June 9, 2022
Unions, elected officials, activists clap for cap of class size
Stephon Johnson, Amsterdam News
June 9, 2022
The State Should Restart the City’s Clock on Shrinking Class Sizes
Leonie Haimson and Wendy Lecker, Gotham Gazette
June 7, 2022
NYC public schools set to lose $215M from budget cuts, hurting hope for smaller class sizes
Calya Bamberger & Susan Edelman, New York Post
June 7, 2022
City follows through on budget cuts to schools with fewer students
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
June 7, 2022
NYC schools face cutbacks as pandemic relief dries up
Michael Elsen-Rooney, NY Daily News
June 7, 2022
State Lawmakers Pass Bill to Cap Class Size at NYC Public Schools: What to Know
Andrew Siff, NBC 4 New York
June 3, 2022
Bill shrinking class sizes in NYC public schools passes state legislature
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
June 3, 2022
As Eric Adams keeps control over NYC schools, he’s forced to lower class sizes
Reema Amin, Chalkbeat NY
June 3, 2022
New York lawmakers vote to decrease public school class sizes
Jessica Gould, Gothamist
June 3, 2022
Nueva York va por grupos de menor tamaño en escuelas públicas
Forbes Staff, Forbes Mexico
June 3, 2022
NYC Dept of Ed Bans Use of “Illuminate” Software Following Enormous Data Breach
Hadassa Kalatizadeh, The Jewish Voice
June 2, 2022
Legislature poised to shrink class sizes – an expense the city says will lead to ‘critical’ cuts
Jilllian Jorgensen, Spectrum News NY 1
June 1, 2022
New state bills would extend mayoral control — with changes to class size, governance
Jessica Gould and Jon Campbell, Gothamist
May 31, 2022
State legislature reaches deal to extend mayoral control for two years
Ethan Stark-Miller, Politics NY
May 31, 2022
Albany to give Adams 2 years of mayoral control and calls for shrinking NYC class sizes
Reema Amin and Josefa Velasquez, Chalkbeat NY
May 31, 2022
Student data breach in NYC also impacted charter schools, districts
Cayla Bamberger, New York Post
May 6, 2022
Applied for Student Aid Online? Facebook Saw You
Surya Mattu & Colin Lecher, The Markup
April 28, 2022
‘There Are So Many Issues’: Why Schools Are Struggling to Protect Student Data
Mark Walsh, EducationWeek
April 12, 2022
NYC Public Schools See Alarming Jump in Chronic Student Absenteeism
Hadassa Halatizadeh, The Jewish Voice
April 6, 2022
Congress may create massive program to collect college student data
Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
April 4, 2022
Chronic absenteeism in NYC public schools hits alarming 40%
Susan Edelman, New York Post
April 2, 2022
Personal data of 820,000 NYC students compromised in hack
Cayla Bamberger & Jesse O’Neill, New York Post
March 26, 2022
Eric Adams names appointees with charter ties to schools governance panel
Newest NY Board of Regents member is leftist who gripes about ‘toxic whiteness’
Eric Adams expected to tap charter school backer for citywide education panel
Selim Algar, NY Post
Feb. 14, 2022
Parent Power Hour on Class Size
Baltimore Teachers’ Democracy Project, Facebook Live
Gates Foundation Strengthens Its Board with New Members
Joann Florino, Philanthropy Roundtable
Feb. 3, 2022
Edwin Martinez, El Diario
Feb. 1, 2022
by Edwin Martinez, El Diario
January 26, 2022
CPS And Lightfoot ‘Will Not Relent’ In Talks With Teachers Union As Classes Canceled For Fourth Day
January 9, 2022
, Chicago Sun Times
January 7, 2022
The Sizable Downside of De Blasio’s Education Record
By Leonie Haimson, Gotham Gazette
January 7, 2022
Eric Adams promete “reimaginar” la educación en NYC pero su primer reto será el regreso a clases
, El Diario NY
January 3, 2021
In smaller classes, my fourth graders are thriving. Will it last?
Promoting small class sizes in New York public schools, multiple groups call on city council to legislate [in Chinese]
NTDTV Evening News
December 17, 2021
Mulgrew to Council Speaker: Shouldn’t Wait for Adams, Reduce Class Size
by Richard Steier, Chief Leader
Updated
Time running out for class size bill to pass this year
by Jillian Jorgensen, NY1
December 10, 2021
To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes
by Leonie Haimson, The Nation
December 9, 2021
Latest Data Shows NYC Public School Classes Are 5% Smaller
by Jessica Gould, Gothamist
December 3,
Teachers Union, Parents Push For Class Size Bill As Legislative Session Winds Down
by Jessica Gould, Gothamist
December 3,
Parents, teachers call for NYC Council to vote for smaller class sizes at schools
by Kala Rama, PIX11 News
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‘Class Size Matters’; Parents, Teachers Urge NYC Council To Pass Bill Lowering Classroom Capacity
Natalie Duddridge, CBS New York
Parents, teachers protest overcrowded classrooms across New York City
Tension builds within the UFT over reducing class sizes
By Max Parrott, City and State
November 29, 2021
Lawmakers work to slash class size at NYC schools
By Kala Rama, PIX11 News
November 1, 2021
Meisha Porter Stepping Down As New York City Schools Chancellor
By Marcia Kramer, CBS New York
The Big, Bold Idea of Smaller Class Sizes
By Bill Woodruff, Gotham Gazette
October 29, 2021
New screening for NYC students questioned by parents, teachers
By Kala Rama, PIX11 News
October 28, 2021
Lawmakers Press City For Numbers On Public School Enrollment
By Jessica Gould, Gothamist
October 27, 2021
State of Our Schools: Full show for Oct. 13, 2021
By News 12 Staff, News 12 The Bronx
October 13, 2021
The Major Problems with New York City’s School Reopening Plan
By Leonie Haimson, Gotham Gazette
September 5, 2021
The conflict over conflicts of interest
By Tim Schwab, Columbia Journalism Review
August 18, 2021
Some city schools to ditch 3-foot guidance
By Max Parrott, Queens Chronicle
August 12, 2021
