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For immediate release: August 3, 2026 Contact: Leonie Haimson, leonie@classsizematters.org; 917-435-9329 Last week, Class Size Matters and the Education Law Center sent a letter pointing out the serious deficiencies in the draft NYC Department of Education proposed class size plan, urging Chancellor Samuels revise and strengthen this proposal before it is submitted to the State […]
August 3, 2026 in Press Releases, Updates by leoniehaimson
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July 29, 2026 A bill called the College Transparency Act is being considered by the Senate HELP committee. It would overturn the prohibition against the federal government collecting personally identifiable student information and instead would authorize the creation of a new federal database to track all students enrolled in a higher education institution throughout their […]
July 29, 2026 in Campaigns, Newsletters, Updates by Michael Rance
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July 22, 2026 Dear all: Hope you are having a relaxing summer. Meanwhile, here are some important dates and events coming up in the next week: 1- The deadline for families to sign up for a portion of the $17.25M Naviance court settlement for violating student privacy is this Monday, July 27. You […]
July 22, 2026 in Newsletters, Updates by Michael Rance
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July 10, 2026 Hello everyone: 1. Chalkbeat published a piece on the Mayor’s education record after six months in office. Take a look and see what you think. If you can, call into my WBAI radio show at 7 PM this Sunday night at 212-209-2877 to say what grade you’d give him or […]
July 10, 2026 in Newsletters by Michael Rance
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June 29, 2026 Hello everyone: The state-mandated class size hearings are being held tonight Monday June 29 at 6 PM and run through Thursday via Zoom. Any parent, teacher or community member can attend one of these meetings to speak out about what the DOE’s class size plan should include to make sure your school […]
June 29, 2026 in Newsletters by Michael Rance
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June 25, 2026 1. Please sign up for our Zoom briefing this Sunday at 5 PM if you haven’t already, where we will summarize the changes in the class size law, point out the serious flaws in the DOE’s proposed class size plan for next year, and provide strategies that parents and teachers […]
June 25, 2026 in Newsletters by Michael Rance
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June 23, 2026 1. Many hundreds of NYC schools applied for class size funds for next year and were rejected without explanation; other schools which had smaller classes this year may fall out of compliance because the DOE so far refuses to align its enrollment policies with the class sizes required by law. […]
June 23, 2026 in Newsletters by Michael Rance
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June 15, 2026 Last week was extremely eventful, with news regarding DOE contracts, AI, and class size, so buckle in. If only one of these issues interest you, feel free to skip to that section; but all are important. Spending on Contracts Education budget hearings were held on Monday, and a major focus was DOE’s […]
June 15, 2026 in Newsletters, Updates by Michael Rance
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Media outlets that covered some of these points included the Daily News, News 12 and AMNY . For more information: Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters; leonie@classsizematters.org; 917-435-9329 The class size reduction “plan” released by DOE today is hugely disappointing and is not a real plan at all. Instead of articulating clear, multi-year […]
June 11, 2026 in Press Releases, Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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June 7, 2026 Lots happening this week! 1. Tomorrow, members of the NYC Council Education committee will grill DOE and SCA officials on the proposed education budget, starting at 12 PM. You can watch the proceedings online here. Public testimony on all budgetary issues will be held on Wednesday, starting at 9:30 AM. […]
June 7, 2026 in Newsletters by Michael Rance
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