Presentations

Why we need a moratorium on the use of AI

March 24, 2026 Here’s our presentation on why there needs to be a moratorium on the use of AI, so that a rigorous guardrails can be established with parent and community input to prevent harm to students and the environment.  Our coalition’s statement about DOE’s inadequate AI guidance is here. Articles in the Daily News […]

March 24, 2026 in Presentations, Updates by

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Testimony on the DOE preliminary education budget for FY 2027

My testimony showing how DOE has no actual plan to provide sufficient space for class size reduction.

March 23, 2026 in Testimonies & Comments, Updates by

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CECs Pass Resolutions for an AI Moratorium in NYC Schools

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.  Please reach out to your CEC, Community Board or other organization to consider passing this resolution or a similar one.  We also have […]

February 26, 2026 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by

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Why for true accountability, Mayoral Control must be reformed

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 […]

February 10, 2026 in Testimonies & Comments, Updates by

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Resolution calling for a moratorium on AI in NYC public schools until rigorous guidelines are enacted to prevent harm to students

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 […]

January 22, 2026 in Campaigns, Reports & Memos, Uncategorized by

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Class size 2026: where are we now and where are we going?

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! “

January 12, 2026 in Presentations, Updates by

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The need for rigorous protections for the use of AI in schools

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! “

January 12, 2026 in Presentations, Updates by

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Presentation to NYCBA: Problems with DOE’s treatment of student privacy and AI

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 “

December 19, 2025 in Presentations, Updates by

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Why any DOE pause in reducing class size at this point would be inequitable and unwise

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 […]

December 1, 2025 in Reports & Memos, Uncategorized, Updates by

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The need to strengthen student privacy against breaches, commercial exploitation & expansion of AI

Prentation at our spring 2025 Parent Action Conference “

November 30, 2025 in Presentations by

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