School Overcrowding
June 12, 2023
Check out how many school seats are being cut from your district here!
May 30, 2023
New! Map of NYC school utilization rates
May 24, 2023
Our testimony on the amazing shrinking teaching force & unacceptable cuts to capital plan
December 20, 2019
Presentations on Class Size and School Overcrowding 2019-2020 School Year
June 27, 2019
School Overcrowding & the New Five-Year Capital Plan Presentation to CPAC
April 18, 2018
Testimony before the City Council on School Siting and Planning
February 27, 2018
Testimony on the DOE’s Failure to Reduce Class Sizes at Renewal Schools
February 5, 2018
Briefings on class size and overcrowding in New York City
October 19, 2017
Testimony before the State Assembly on School Infrastructure and Facilities
September 21, 2017
Class Size Matters releases report Seats Gained and Lost in NYC Schools: The Untold Story
July 6, 2017
Class Size Matters and public school parents file a complaint with the State Commissioner of Education over NYC’s failure to meet the Contract for Excellence goals
February 22, 2017
School overcrowding and Capital Plan Briefings February 2017
January 27, 2018
Presentation on challenging large class size and school overcrowding at the Parent Action Conference
January 24, 2017
Testimony on Class Size, Teacher Recruitment, and Retention
December 2016
Summary of academic research on the importance of class size
May 18, 2016
NYC Kids Pac Report Card gives Mayor De Blasio an “F” for class size
May 17, 2016
Our comments on the March 2016 amended Five-Year Capital Plan
March 8, 2016
Testimony before the City Council: On the January 2016 5-year Capital Plan
February 10, 2016
Testimony: Don’t approve ‘Mandatory Inclusionary Housing’ & ‘Zoning for Quality and Affordability’ Proposals without a plan to build more schools
December 16, 2015
Testimony: Zoning Changes Should Not be Approved Without a Plan to Build Enough Schools
August 17, 2015
The City’s attempt to bury the news of its rejection of the Blue Book Working Group’s recommendations on class size
July 31, 2015
Update on city’s decision to reject class size recommendations of DOE Working Group
June 15, 2015
Public Advocate and NYC Council Letter on Need for Expanded Capital Plan & Commission
May 29, 2015
Fact Sheet on School Overcrowding and the Capital Plan
May 18, 2015
Testimony on the FY16 executive budget and the deficiencies of the school capital plan
April 19, 2015
Mayor de Blasio’s Education Report Card
November 20, 2014
Our suggestions to the Blue Book Working Group
October 1, 2014
2015-2019 Capital Plan Briefing-Citywide
September, 2014
Unmet Need for Seats in New 2015-2019 Proposed Capital Plan
June 17, 2014
Gotham Gazette: New York City’s Classroom Space Crunch
June 6, 2014
Report: Space Crunch: Failures in policy & planning leading to school overcrowding
June-July, 2014
Class Size and Overcrowding in All 32 New York City School Districts
April 10, 2014
Resolution on Class Size and Overcrowding
March 18, 2014
Testimony on the DOE Capital Plan
2013- 2014
Class Size and Overcrowding Trends Citywide and in All 32 New York City School Districts
October 11, 2012
The Need for the city to retain mandated reporting on class size and TCU’s
March 26, 2012
The Mayor’s unfulfilled promises to our children: testimony on the city’s five year capitol plan for schools
May 19, 2011
The DOE’s capital plan: no seats for our children, but high speed internet connections
May 2, 2011
Kindergarten waiting lists 2009-2011: a growing crisis
April 18, 2011
Big cuts in new seats, despite overcrowding crisis, with DOE spinning as a “restoration”
October 2008
Report: A Better Capital Plan
