Below is a memo of support from Class Size Matters, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and NYC Kids PAC for S.9051/A.10379, an important bill that would regulate the use of dangerous chatbots. This bill passed both the NY State Senate and Assembly last session, but has not yet been signed by Gov. Hochul. As the […]
Sept. 16, 2026 Yesterday’s City Council rally and hearing on the excessive use of ed tech and screen time in our schools represented an important step forwarrd in creating more awareness and pressure on the Department of Education to improve their weak guidelines on screen time for students, which have far too many loopholes and […]
We sent these questions to DOE on Sept. 4, 2026. We will add the answers if and when we get a response. Meanwhile, parents and others are encouraged to ask these and other questions of their choice to their principals and Superintendents as well. Follow-up questions to DOE about their new AI / screentime policies […]
July 29, 2026 Earlier today Class Size Matters and the Education Law Center sent a letter to Chancellor Samuels as part of the public comment process, urging DOE to improve and amend the draft class size reduction proposal. We called for clear descriptions of the specific funding, policies and levers that will be employed to […]
June 28, 2026 The state-mandated class size hearings are being held tonight Monday June 29 at 6 PM and run through Thursday via Zoom. Though they are called borough hearings any parent, teacher or community member can attend any of them to speak out about what the DOE’s class size plan should include to […]
June 25, 2026 Yesterday, joint hearings of the NYC Council Education and Technology committees were held. At the hearing, the Chancellor did not testify but many other DoE officials testified including the First Deputy Chancellor Danielle Giunta. Unfortunately, neither she nor anyone else offered any timeline when the revised AI guidelines would be released, no […]
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 9, 2026 This afternoon, City Council members, state legislators, environmental leaders, privacy advocates, racial-justice groups, educators, and public school families rallied at City Hall for a moratorium on AI in public schools at all grade levels, from 2K through 12th. Organized by the AIM Coalition, the rally included the release of a public letter […]
April 25, 2026 This one-page summary is also posted as a pdf here. The DOE deadline for feedback is May 8, 2026 via their survey at on.nyc.gov/AiFeedbackNYCPS The Guidance itself is posted here; our more detailed critique is here and embedded below, along with a partial list of AI programs currently used in NYC schools. […]
PEP Resolution: Comprehensive Multi-Year Strategic Plan to Lower Class Size and Mitigate School Overcrowding (passed March 18, 2026) WHEREAS, New York City Public Schools face persistent overcrowding and must adhere to statutory class size mandates within the next two years; and WHEREAS, Reducing class size has proven to be through research to be one of […]
Sign the petition asking for a moratorium on the use of AI until rigorous safeguards are established to protect student privacy, learning and the environment.
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Sign here to urge NYC to implement a real, multi-year strategy to lower class size, as the law intends, without exempting up to half or more of all students.
