Please send a letter on the need to lower class size to your State Senator today! and other updates
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 due to get full Foundation funding from the state. As of today, the Senate bill has 11 co-sponsors and the Assembly bill four.
2. NYC is due to receive more than $8 billion in additional state and federal funds over the next two to three years. We would like your input on how the money should be spent, to help us structure our discussions at our upcoming May 22 Parent Action Conference, co-sponsored with NYC Kids PAC. You can sign up here to attend. Keynote speaker: Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Please also take this five-minute survey to rank your priorities.