Testimonies & Comments
Read Class Size Matters’ Testimony from NYS Senate Hearings on Education October 29, 2013
Executive Director Leonie Haimson gave testimony on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in front of the New York State Senate Education Committee. Her testimony is below. Click here to download.
Read Senator Edward Markey (Mass.)’s letter to Arne Duncan with questions about handling student data privacy
Source: http://www.markey.senate.gov/documents/2013-10-22_FERPA.pdf
Read Class Size Matters’ Testimony on School Governance Reform given on October 8, 2013 at St. Francis College
Class Size Matters Executive Director Leonie Haimson presented testimony on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Saint Francis College in Brooklyn, New York to support the passage of New York State Senate Bill S.1406 and Assembly Bill A.792. The Joint Legislative Forum on School Governance was sponsored by NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn), NYS Senator Bill […]
Read Class Size Matters’ Testimony from City Council Hearing on Student Data Privacy/inBloom, inc.
The following testimony was given by Class Size Matters’ Executive Director Leonie Haimson on Monday, September 30, 2013 in front of the New York City Council Education Committee and the public regarding the pending legislation of Resolution No. 1768.
Update for parents on inBloom and new NYS bills to block it
This updated presentation on inBloom was given on Thursday, September 19 in front of PTA leaders, public school parents, and the public at Tweed Courthouse (DOE Headquarters). Para español favor hacer clic aquí.
Leonie Haimson’s testimony on School Facilities before the NYC Council Education Committee
Attached is Leonie Haimson’s testimony on school facilities before the NYC Council Education Committee on June 24, 2013. Haimson specifically focused on school overcrowding, which is worsening because of enrollment increases, colocations, and poor planning on the part of DOE. Read it here: [scribd id=149916029 key=key-2lzybgxaflxlxlygdse mode=scroll]
Sign up for our annual Skinny Awards on June 12th!
You’re invited! Class Size Matters will hold our annual Skinny Awards on Wednesday, June 12th. You can sign up for the event here.
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Talk out of School: WBAI Sunday at 7 PM EST or as a podcast
Talk out of School radio show and podcast airs Sunday night at 7 PM on WBAI 99.5 FM or online at www.wbai.org when Leonie Haimson and Daniel Alicea interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can stream or subscribe to the podcast here; or at iTunes, Spotify or Google.
Skinny award dinner honoring Rep. Jamaal Bowman!
We held our annual Skinny award dinner Wed. June 28, 2023, honoring Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former Bronx principal and now a progressive trailblazer who is fighting in Congress to protect and improve our public schools. More photos on Facebook .
