Update on state tests and opt outs, our meeting with new Commissioner, and last chance to sign petition on class size!

August 13, 2015 Dear Friends, The state test scores were released yesterday and they were nothing to brag about. As before, the vast majority of studentsscored Level 1 or 2, and there was only a very small uptick in those scoring Level 3 or 4 (supposedly proficient.) The big story was the number of opt outs, […]

August 17, 2015 in Newsletters, Recent Newsletters by

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Update on city’s decision to reject class size recommendations of DOE working group

July 30, 2015 Dear Friends,  On Tuesday, the city announced it would reject the recommendations of the Blue Book Working Group, appointed by the Chancellor and co-chaired by the head of the School Construction Authority, to incorporate smaller classes into the school utilization formula. The city suppressed these recommendations for more than six months, and […]

July 31, 2015 in Newsletters, Recent Newsletters by

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