Meeting the Class size caps: data for District 24 and District 30
Nov. 18, 2022 Below a presentation I provided to CM Krishnan on the challenges faced by D 24 and D30 in meeting the class size caps in the new class size law
Presentations
UPDATE: Trends in average NYC public school class size 2007-2022
Updated 11/18/2022. See our press release about the new class size data, which has sparked concerns among electeds, parents, teachers that the DOE is not prepared to comply with the new state law, and urging the Chancellor to form a task force as soon as possible to help develop the class size reduction plan.
Class Size/ Overcrowding Presentation for NYC Council Education chair Rita Joseph
Here is the presentation I gave Oct. 31, 2022 for CM Rita Joseph, on the new class size law and need for enhanced Council oversight and a Task Force to consider changes in DOE policies and practices to make sure that the class size benchmakrs in the new state law can be met by DOE. […]
Presentation for the Real Deal on School Budgets forum
Below is the presentation I gave at the Real Deal on School Budgets forum, sponsored by Senator Robert Jackson on Oct. 25, 2022, with a special focus class size, school overcrowding and cuts to School district 6. If you’d like a similar briefing for your CEC or community group, with a focus on your schools, […]
Please join CPAC & many CECs in urging that a Class Size Task Force be created; there is no time to waste.
On June 2, 2022 the Legislature overwhelming passed the class size bill, S9460/ A10498, by a vote of 59-4 in the Senate and 147-2 in the Assembly. The bill required that NYC implement a five-year class size reduction plan beginning in the fall of 2022. On Sept. 8, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the bill […]
FAQ on the state’s new class size law
You can download this fact sheet as a pdf here. Updated Nov. 1, 2022 FAQ on the state’s new class size law for NYC On June 2, 2022 the Legislature overwhelming passed S9460/ A10498 by a vote of 59-4 in the Senate and 147-2 in the Assembly. The bill required that NYC implement a five-year […]
Our Opportunity to Learn index: an alternative school accountability system
Former principal Shane Safir has a piece in Education Week arguing against the over reliance on standardized test scores to judge schools. Instead she argues that “We need to shift our focus from so-called “achievement gaps” to opportunity gaps by collecting qualitative information that is close to the learner.” In 2017, when NY State was […]
Gov. Hochul signing statement of class size bill
September 8, 2022 On June 2, 2022 the Legislature overwhelming passed S9460/ A10498 by a vote of 59-4 in the Senate and 147-2 in the Assembly. The bill requires that NYC implement a five-year class size reduction plan, to be phased in over five years, beginning in the fall of 2022. On Sept. 8, 2022, […]
Our testimony on budget cuts, the unfairness of Fair Student Funding, and the possible re-emergence of the ATR pool
August 22, 2022 Check out Class Size Matters testimony at hearings of the Council Education Department today on their resolution, demanding the Mayor restore the budget cuts to schools. We included a critique of the entire design of the Fair Student Funding system, showing how it was structured to maximize class sizes and incentivize principals […]
Letter to Gov. Hochul, correcting numerous factual errors in NY Post oped & urging her to sign class size bill
August 20, 2022 A few weeks ago, the NY Post ran an oped by a plaintiff in the NYSER case, which was an educational lawsuit filed in 2014 and settled last fall, after the Governor agreed to fully fund the amount to NYC schools owed them from the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case. This NY […]
Check out our new video: why class size matters!
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How you can help NYC kids get smaller classes — & why this matters!
Click the image below for an FAQ on class size and how you can help us make this a reality for NYC kids!
NYC Public School Parents Blog
- Talk out of School: The History of Segregation in NYC public schools with Christopher Bonastia November 26, 2022
- Minority report from two members of the Fair Student Funding Working Group November 1, 2022
- Surprisingly little change in NAEP scores for NYC students compared to NYS & nation; & NCES finds no link between school closures and scores October 24, 2022
- Testimony about how NY school districts are openly violating the moratorium of the use of biometric technology in schools October 22, 2022
- Forum on the "real deal" on school budgets: Join us on Oct. 25 at 6 PM! October 20, 2022
