Testimonies & Comments

Testimony on Improving School Planning and Siting

Below is the our testimony Class Size Matters gave at the City Council hearings on tackling school overcrowding by improving the efficiency and accuracy of school planning and siting. It is also available as a pdf here.  More about these hearings on our NYC Public School Parents blog here.   Class Size Matters testimony before […]

April 23, 2018 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by

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Gender Bias in Selective High School Admissions

This blog post was first posted here. A PDF version is available. Thursday, March 15, 2018 New evidence of an extreme gender bias in selective high school admissions demands an independent evaluation of the exam Today, Ben Chapman of the NY Daily News wrote about the disproportionate number of girls rejected from the highly-selective Specialized high schools […]

March 19, 2018 in Reports & Memos, Updates by

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Why PS 25 Eubie Blake Should Not Be Closed

This PowerPoint discusses the planned closure of PS 25, and the evidence showing that PS 25 is one of the best elementary schools in New York City.

March 19, 2018 in Presentations, Updates by

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Online Learning: What Every Parent Should Know

Many of the software programs being used in schools have uncertain value, and can undermine student privacy, engagement and authentic learning.  I hope that this guide will help chip away at some of the massive hype that has surrounded the subject of so-called “personalized learning” in recent years. It offers questions parents should ask their […]

March 12, 2018 in Reports & Memos, Updates by

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Schools slated for closure, merger or truncation and co-located charter schools

Feb. 28, 2018 During yesterday’s City Council hearings on Renewal schools, in response to a question from CM Alicka Samuels, Laura Feijoo of DOE underestimated the number of schools co-located with charter schools that DOE now proposes to close, merge or truncate. Of these 19 schools, 12 are co-located with charter schools, as listed below. […]

February 28, 2018 in Reports & Memos, Updates by

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Testimony on the DOE’s failure to reduce class size at Renewal schools as promised

This testimony is also available as a pdf here. Testimony of Leonie Haimson before the NYC Council Education Committee on the Renewal School Program   February 27, 2018   Thank you for providing me the opportunity to speak here today. My name is Leonie Haimson, and I’m the Executive Director of Class Size Matters, a […]

February 26, 2018 in Testimonies & Comments, Updates by

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Class Size and School Overcrowding Briefings by District and Citywide, 2017-2018

The presentations below discuss trends in class size, school overcrowding, and the capital plan. Overall, New York City public schools remain overcrowded, with more than half of students attending overutilized schools.  Citywide Powerpoint District 1 Powerpoint  District 2 Powerpoint  District 3 Powerpoint District 4 Powerpoint  District 5 Powerpoint  District 6 Powerpoint District 7 Powerpoint  District 8 […]

February 5, 2018 in Presentations, Updates by

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Challenging large classes and school overcrowding

Here’s the presentation that Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters, gave with Wendy Lecker of the Education Law Center and Shino Tanikawa of NYC Kids PAC at the Parent Action Conference on Jan. 27. 2018

January 30, 2018 in Presentations, Uncategorized by

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Parent organizing 101

Here’s the presentation that Naila Rosario and Leonie Haimson gave at the Parent Action Conference co-hosted by Class Size Matters and NYC Kids PAC on Jan. 27, 2018.

January 30, 2018 in Presentations, Updates by

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Data & charts with 2017 class size data, showing sharp increases since 2007

In 2017, DoE reports that class sizes have increased once again, far above 2007 levels, even though the Contracts for Excellence law passed that year required them to reduce class sizes in all grades.  Check out the press release here. We filed a legal complaint with the state in July 2017, pointing this out and […]

November 20, 2017 in Reports & Memos, Updates by

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