Below is a draft resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of AI in NYC public schools until rigorous guidelines can be enacted to prevent harm to students and the environment. A version of resolution has been passed by CB 12 in Manhattan. Similar resolutions have been approved by CEC4 in Manhattan, CEC 20 […]
February 10, 2026 Below is the written City Council testimony for the Feb. 10 hearing on Mayoral control. More observations and testimonies for the hearing are posted on the NYC Parents blog here. Feb. 12 Update: Just two days after the hearing, my list of major scandals and corruption under Mayoral control listed in […]
This reso as an editable word doc is here. Draft resolution calling for a moratorium on use of AI in NYC public schools until rigorous guidelines can be enacted to prevent harm to students Whereas, 33 states and Puerto Rico as well as many large districts have released official guidance or guardrails on the use […]
Here is a briefing I gave to CB 12 in Manhattan; if you’d like a similar one with data specific to your district for your CEC, Community Board or other community/parent group, please contact us at info@classsizematters.org; thanks! “
Jan. 12, 2026 Here is the presentation I gave CB 12 in Manhattan on January 8, 2026, on the multiple risks of using AI in K12 schools, and the need for rigorous protections. If your CEC, Community Board, or other organization would like a similar briefing, please reach out to us. Thanks! “
Check out the presentation here and below that we recently provided to the Education Committee of the NYC Bar Association about the weaknesses in DOE’s treatment of student privacy and AI. If you’d like a similar briefing for your CEC or other organization, please let us know by emailing info@studentprivacymatters.org “
A pdf version of this memo is also posted here. December 1, 2025 On November 13, 2025, three prominent advocacy groups, Ed Trust- New York, Educators for Excellence, and Robin Hood, each funded by Wall Street and wealthy foundations aligned with the corporate reform agenda, held a press conference, urging New York City to halt […]
Prentation at our spring 2025 Parent Action Conference “
The NYC Department of Education and public schools are using more than 500 ed tech programs and other apps that collect, process and at times redisclose personal student data in ways that undermine children’s privacy. We have found that the privacy policies and practices of some of these programs are not fully compliant with the […]
October 22, 2025 We gave this presentation to NYC parents on how to opt out of data disclosures by DOE and their schools, and what right they have and what questions should be asked about those data disclosures that they cannot opt out 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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We honored Dr. Betty Rosa, former Bronx principal, District Superintendent, Board of Regents member and now NY State Education Commissioner for courageously standing up against the Trump administration on the importance of preserving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in our public schools. 
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