Links and Documents, 2015
Grover Cleveland Receivership Comments 2015
Our comments on the Grover Cleveland High School Receivership Proposal: September 25, 2015.
Comments on Flushing HS Receivership Proposal 2015
Our comments on Flushing HS Receivership Proposal: September 25, 2015
Michael P. Thomas V. DOE, 2014
Petition Documents of Michael P. Thomas to the DOE for preventing him from attending a SLT meeting and violating the Open Meetings Law. May 17, 2014: Notice of Petition May 19, 2014: Memo of Law in support of Petition August 26, 2014: Verified Reply
Marie Pollicino Complaint: January 2, 2008
Complaint submitted on January 2, 2008 by Marie Pollicino with the State Education Department over unlawful changes made to A-655.
Amina Rachman Affidavit in Marie Pollicino Case: July 23, 2008
Amina Rachman, UFT Representative, submits Affidavit in Marie Pollicino Case July, 23, 2008.
Receiver & Renewal List: September 15, 2015
Receivership & Renewal Lists, September 15, 2015 Renewal Receivership
Testimony on school overcrowding March 3, 2015
Here is our testimony on school overcrowding before the NYC Council Education Committee School Overcrowding Testimony 3.3.15 Final
Our Co-Location Moratorium Letter to the Chancellor, November 2014
On Nov. 18, along with many parent leaders and other advocates, we sent the letter below to the Chancellor, urging a moratorium on any more co-locations until all NYC children could be ensured of their constitutional right to a sound basic education, including smaller classes. WNYC reported on our letter here. It was reported yesterday that […]
Letter to Assembly Leaders about their proposed elimination of the Contracts for Excellence (C4E) Law, 2014
Today we sent a letter to Assembly leaders, protesting their proposal to eliminate all traces of the Contracts for Excellence (C4E) from the state budget. Why they have done this I have no idea, especially as the C4E law is one of the few remaining traces of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) lawsuit, requiring […]
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Talk out of School: WBAI Sunday at 7 PM EST or as a podcast
Talk out of School radio show and podcast airs Sunday night at 7 PM on WBAI 99.5 FM or online at www.wbai.org when Leonie Haimson and Daniel Alicea interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can stream or subscribe to the podcast here; or at iTunes, Spotify or Google.
Skinny award dinner honoring Rep. Jamaal Bowman!
We held our annual Skinny award dinner Wed. June 28, 2023, honoring Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former Bronx principal and now a progressive trailblazer who is fighting in Congress to protect and improve our public schools. More photos on Facebook .
