2011 Newsclips
Newsclips 2011
Elected Officials Seek Construction Funding For PS 2, PS 11
Western Queens Gazette by Richard Gentilviso
Dec 21, 2011
One New York school gets A’s while teaching children in attics basements and halls
CNN by Rose Arce
Dec. 6, 2011
Video: Interview with Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters
CNN American Morning by Carol Costello
Dec. 6, 2011
What’s Good for Mayor Bloomberg’s Kids Is Good Enough for Ours
Huffington Post by Alan Singer
Dec. 6, 2011
Mayor Hits Nerve in Remarks on Class Sizes and Teachers
NY Times By Mary Ann Giordano and Anna M. Phillips
Dec. 2, 2011
More students and fewer teachers equals classroom overload
The Riverdale Press by Nikki Dowling
Dec. 1, 2011
A revolta chega à educação
Revista Educacao by Beatriz Rey
Dec. 1, 2011
Students lose individual attention as class sizes swell across the metro area
The Oregonian by Nicole Dungca
November 27, 2011
Video: Are We Experiencing an Education Crisis?
BronxNet Perspectives
November 17, 2011
MisEducation Nation: Corporate media and corporate education reform
FAIR
November 2011
DOE’s newest class size data confirms increases across city
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
Nov 15, 2011
REPORT CARD Education for the 99 Percent
Brooklyn Rail by Liza Featherstone
Nov 2, 2011
Say big Bronx schools failing as Department of Ed steers best …
NY Daily News by Corinne Lestch
Nov 1, 2011
Schools bracing for new round of cuts, make plans for maximizing already thin budget
Daily News – Rachel Monahan and Ben Chapman
Oct 6, 2011
Class Size Fight: Debate Looms During A Year Of Overcrowding
Huffington Post – Joy Resmovits
Oct 5, 2011
MisEducation Nation: Corporate Media and Corporate Education Reform
FAIR
Oct 5, 2011
Sending NBC’s ‘Education Nation’ Back to School
Labor Notes by Julie Cavanagh
Sep 28, 2011
Third of Elementary and Middle Schools Earn ‘A’s on New Report Cards
DNAinfo by Jill Colvin
Sep 23, 2011
Overcrowding In NYC Schools Hits All-Time 10 Year High
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV – Andrew Ramos
Sep 23, 2011
削減13億經費 教室擠 學生苦 家長抗議
世界日報
Sep 22, 2011
Teachers Say Survey Found 7000 Classes Overcrowded
New York Times – Anna M. Phillips
Sep 22, 2011
UFT: Budget cuts lead to more oversized classes this year
GothamSchools – Philissa Cramer
Sep 22, 2011
Protest against state budget cuts aims for the heartstrings
GothamSchools – Jessica Campbell
Sep 21, 2011
Fears Of Overcrowded Classes Are Reality For Brooklyn Elementary …
NY1 – Lindsey Christ
Sep 19, 2011
Charter Schools in the United States
China Radio International
Sept. 16, 2011
Parents File Lawsuit Against DOE Over Charter School Co-Locations
NY1
Sep 15, 2011
Parents Union Sues Charter Schools, Says ‘Put Your Money Where …
Patch.com – Zawadi Morris
Sep 17, 2011
Obama’s Speech to Congress: So Why Am I Skeptical?
Huffington Post – Leonie Haimson
Sep 11, 2011
Department of Education Signs Controversial Contract With Verizon
The Epoch Times by Yi Yang
August 18, 2011
Charter Operators Face Challenges in ‘Scaling Up’
Education Week News by Mary Ann Zehr
August 12, 2011
New York City to again require sex education for older students
Los Angeles Times by Geraldine Baum
August 10, 2011
NYC Test scores
Fox TV News
August 8, 2011
Appeals Court Axes Suit on Crowded NYC Classes
Courthouse News Service by Adam Klasfeld
Aug 1, 2011
Appeals Court Tosses Out UFT’s Case on Class Size
WNYC (blog) – Kathleen Horan
Jul 29, 2011
Court tosses suit alleging misuse of funds by education dept.
Thomson Reuters News & Insight by Jennifer Golson
July 28, 2011
Klein’s DC, NYC work prep for News Corp scandal
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Karen Zraick
July 22, 2011
Top DOE official proposes happy hour to celebrate lawsuit news
GothamSchools – Philissa Cramer
July 22, 2011
Rupert Murdoch no da el brazo a torcer
El Mercurio Digital
July 21, 2011
Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows
The Nation – Dana Goldstein
July 21, 2011
Calls grow for scrutiny of Murdoch’s education division
Washington Post (blog) by Valerie Strauss
July 20, 2011
How Rupert Murdoch Could Get His Hands On Your Kid’s Information–And It’s Legal
AlterNet – Erica Hellerstein
July 20, 2011
News Corp must now face greater scrutiny in the US
The Guardian – Amy Goodman
Jul 20, 2011
NYC Schools Approve $2.7 Million Deal with Murdoch-Linked Firm to Track …
Democracy Now – Amy Goodman
July 19, 2011
Charters find new partner in race for space
Crain’s New York Business – Eliza Ronalds-Hannon
Jul 18, 2011
Many city agencies flout law by withholding public info from press
amNY – Erik Ortiz
Jul 17, 2011
“Information is power,” said Leonie Haimson, executive director of the parent advocacy group Class Size Matters. “The more they can deny giving critical information, the more they can deny what they say isn’t true.” amNewYork sent record requests to 38 …
Murdoch Education Affiliate’s $2.7 Million Consulting Contract Approved By New …
Huffington Post
Jul 15, 2011
The Widening Murdoch Scandal and the Wireless no-bid contracts
Huffington Post-Leonie Haimson
July 15, 2011
REPORT CARD
Brooklyn Rail – Liza Featherstone
Jul 11, 2011
According to data compiled by Leonie Haimson in early May, more than one-fourth of our neighborhood schools had wait lists for kindergarten, comprised of children who lived in the school zones. Granted, some of the kids enrolled in those schools may go …
On Education, the Whistleblowers Are Right
NBC New York – Gabe Pressman
Jul 7, 2011
Leonie Haimson, a parent leader, told me: “What the city department of education is doing is fraudulent. They’re trying to make themselves look good by graduating kids who aren’t ready for higher education. Mayor Bloomberg keeps pushing for higher and …
All A-Twitter about Education : Education Next
Education Next – Mike Petrilli
Jul 6, 2011
Klout uses more than 35 variables on Facebook and Twitter to measure True Reach, Amplification Probability, and Network Score…..If you look at the SOS March, Leonie Haimson, …
Bills will hold DOE’s feet to fire on discharge, graduation rates
GothamSchools – Geoffrey Decker
Jun 29, 2011
A report by Leonie Haimson, of Class Size Matters, found that discharge rates have steadily climbed since 2000. That prompted a state audit that concluded the dropout rate was in fact higher than claims made by the DOE. Out of 88612 students from the …
Teacher Layoffs Averted, Fire Companies Saved in City Budget Deal Updated 22 …
DNAinfo
Jun 25, 2011
“The absolute worst was averted, but we were really trying to save all of those teachers,” said Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters, who said that class sizes are still likely to increase because of attrition. …
Despite Cuts, Education Budget Calls For $900M On Tech
NY1 by Lindsey Christ
June 17, 2011
Protesters Present 16000 Signatures Against Education Budget Cuts
NY1 by Lindsay Christ
June 16, 2011
New charter school faces opposition from community
Downtown Express by Aline Reynolds
June 15, 2011
High School Graduation Rate Reaches All-Time High, City Says DNAinfo by Jill Colvin
June 14, 2011
History vs. progress: School will sit on mansion site
New York Daily News by Clare Trapasso
June 14, 2011
As Special Education Class Sizes Increase, Community Members and Parents Grow Worried
Patch.com by Elizabeth Hampton
June 8, 2011
The Mayor Who Says: My Way or No Way
NBC New York by Gabe Pressman
June 3, 2011
CEC election is critical for rezoning decisions
The Villager by Ann Kjellberg
May 26, 2011
Bloomberg’s New Era for Education Has Never Arrived
NBC New York by Gabe Pressman
May 13, 2011
Doing More With Less: Cuts, Tough Choices In ’12 Budget
Queens Tribune by Brian Rafferty
May 12, 2011
Waiting for facts
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette by Karen Francisco
May 12, 2011
CMU finds having more pupils per teacher could save big money Pittsburgh Tribune-Review by Debra Erdley
May 10, 2011
For Bloomberg, Teacher Layoffs No Longer Just A Threat
NY1 by Lindsey Christ
May 7, 2011
City special ed, advocacy communities lose a longtime member
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
April 11, 2011
What Cathie Black’s Tenure Tells us about School Reform: She Inherited a Mess
NY Times Room for Debate by Leonie Haimson
April 8, 2011
In New York, Bloomberg’s new schools chief is out
Los Angeles Times by Geraldine Baum
April 7, 2011
New Chancellor Dennis Walcott is a Stark Contrast
DNAinfo by Jill Colvin, Nicole Bode
April 7 , 2011
Mayor’s System Fails the Tes
NBC New York by Gabe Pressman
April 7, 2011
New York City schools official picked to head Recovery School District in New Orleans.
NOLA.com by Andrew Vanacore
April 6, 2011
Education Advocates Butt Heads With Mayor At City Hall
NY1
March 30, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Listens! (But Does He Hear?) UPDATED
Daily News Daily Politics by Celeste Katz
March 30, 2011
Comptroller finds city underreported high school drop-outs
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
March 29, 2011
First Bell: small-class advocate criticizes task force report;
Lawrence Journal World by Mark Fagan
Mar 29, 2011
c拿老師開鍘 紐約刪教育經費
yam天空新聞
March 21, 2011
Education Department Slashes Plans for Building More Schools Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
March 17, 2011
Does Class Size Matter?
KUOW (Seattle Public radio) by Ross Reynolds
March 15, 2011
Chris Cerf, There You Go Again!
Huffington Post (blog) by Leonie Haimson
March 14, 2011
Leonie Haimson talking about education reform
K12NN & MOMocrats Radio Show
March 9, 2011
NY teacher cuts would raise class sizes still more
BusinessWeek (AP) by Samantha Gross, Karen Matthews
March 8, 2011
Class size
Diane Rehm Show (national NPR show
March 8, 2011
Debate on Class size
MSNBC Dylan Rattigan show
March 7, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Booed and Excoriated for his Proposed Teacher Layoffs .
Huffington Post (blog) by Leonie Haimson
March 7, 2011
Tight Budgets Mean Squeeze in Classrooms
NY Times By Sam Dillon
March 6, 2011
“Teachers under Fire”
To the Point with Warren Olney (national NPR radio show)
March 3, 2011
The Politics of Education Leaves Out Parents
NBC New York by Gabe Pressman
March 2, 2011
Leonie Haimson on class size
Stand Up! on Sirius radio
March 2,
2011
Debate on public sector unionsl
Fox News with Meaghan Kelly
March 1, 2011
The Kids Need Good, Experienced Teachers
NBC New York by Gabe Pressman
Feb 15, 2011
Two New Groups Step into Debate Over Teachers
WNYC by Beth Fertig
Feb 14, 2011
Mayor Hits Back at Parents
Wall Street Journal by Michael Saul and Barbara Martinez
Feb 4. 2011
Amid Boos and Jeers, Ed Panel Votes To Close 12 More Schools Brooklyn Daily Eagle by Mary Frost
Feb. 4, 2001
Love in Full Bloom(berg)
NBC New York by Gabe Pressman
Feb. 4, 2011
School Advocates See Bright Side to Chancellor Black’s Bad Press Tribeca Trib by Carl Glassman
Jan 31, 2011
Protestors want large-scale education reforms
Downtown Express by Aline Reynolds
January 26, 2011
Debate on class size on MLK’s birthday
CNN
Jan 18, 2011
Cathie Black Hears Pleas to Stem Downtown School Crowding
Tribeca Trib by Carl Glassman
Jan 17, 2011
Chancellor Black’s Wisecrack On School Overcrowding Falls Flat NY1 by Tina Redwine
Jan 14, 2011
学前班人数超过25人 家长不满
大纪元时报-澳洲版 (Epoch Times)
January 9, 2011
Kindergarten classes in city are bursting at the seams
New York Daily News by Meredith Kolodner
January 9, 2011
Maximizing class sizes key to savings, says LaVonne Sheffield Rockford Register Star by Cathie Bayer
January 8, 2011
Fact-checking Waiting for ‘Superman’: Documentary or Urban Myth?
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
January 3, 2011
The Best and Worst Education Events of 2010
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
January 3, 2011
