inBloom updates

Letter to Commissioner King and the Regents concerning inBloom

On May 15, 2013,  education activists sent a letter to the New York State Regents and Chancellor, alerting them to the fact that 4 out of 9 states have pulled out of inBloom, Inc, and providing updates on the April 29 Town Hall meeting. Download the letter here. Or read below. [scribd id=141715765 key=key-12auz1a3iocvs9ysw9lh mode=scroll]

May 15, 2013 in inBloom updates by

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Come to our Town Hall meeting on student privacy, April 29 at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Everyone is welcome to attend our Town Hall Meeting on student privacy & inBloom Inc. April 29, 2013 at 6pm, Brooklyn Borough Hall Download the flyer here. See our fact sheet here.  

April 17, 2013 in Events on inBloom & student privacy by

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Meetings with CECs and other community groups

Class Size Matters 2013 presentations on inBloom Inc and the sharing of personally-identifiable student and teacher data Date Committee Time Location 4/9/2013 Community Board 1, Youth and Ed. Committee 6:00 PM 49-51 Chambers St, Rm 709 4/10/2013 CEC 3 7:00 PM Wadleigh–215 W 114th St, New York 4/11/2013 CEC 5 6:30 PM Harlem Technology Center, 425 […]

April 8, 2013 in Events on inBloom & student privacy by

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Hofstra University forum and UFT 04/10/13

2 events on April 10, 2013 Class Size Matters will  be speaking on a panel about inBloom and how high-stakes testing is affecting students: Hofstra University forum Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 7 PM All are welcome, please sign up here   On the same day we are speaking to parents on inBloom, Inc.: At the UFT, […]

April 8, 2013 in Events on inBloom & student privacy by

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Town Hall Meeting 04/29/2013

Save the date! We are holding a Town Hall meeting on inBloom Inc., and the state and city’s plan to share your child’s confidential educational, disciplinary and health records with for-profit vendors, to help them develop and market their “learning products.” Brooklyn Borough Hall, Monday, April 29, 2013 at 6 PM. Co-sponsors include NYC Council […]

April 8, 2013 in Events on inBloom & student privacy by

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Clips from our March 14, 2013 press conference

Here are some news clips and video footage of our March 13, 2013 press conference on student privacy violations. For more information about our press conference, click here.   Parents, Experts Blast New State Database of Private Student Info NBC New York/AP View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com. Civil Rights Attorney Norman Siegel speaks up for […]

March 27, 2013 in inBloom updates, Videos by

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New York City Achievement Gap Results 2002-2008

The following slideshow contains information from the Math and ELA yearly NYSED assessments and NAEPS in NYC. The file includes 2002-2008, as well as pertaining achievement gap data. From July 2008, New York City Department of Education. Data files for NYC Math and ELA assessment scores between 2006-2012 may be found here.     [scribd […]

March 25, 2013 in Reports, Testimonies, Etc. by

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NYC parents, attorneys and public officials protest state and city plan to provide confidential student data to corporations

For immediate release, March 14, 2013 For more information:  Leonie Haimson [email protected] ; 917-435-9329 [scribd id=130379621 key=key-1pzcctk24cykvbx5hrcd mode=scroll]

March 14, 2013 in inBloom updates, Press Releases by

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Opt out letter for New York State parents who do not want their child’s confidential information shared with private corporations

New York State and NYC, along with 8 other states (MA, LA, CO, IL, NC, GA, DE, KY) and more on the way, have agreed to share confidential student and teacher data with a Gates-funded organization called inBloom, Inc. So far, Reuters, the NY Daily News, Hechinger Report, Politics 365, and The Denver Post have […]

March 3, 2013 in inBloom updates by

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CSM 2013 C4E Presentations

Class Size Matters is presenting district-specific class size data and information on the city’s failure to comply with the Contracts for Excellence law to Community Education Councils  in Feb. and March. The following schedule lists the districts that have signed up thus far. If you’re interested in having someone speak to your district CEC, contact […]

February 26, 2013 in Testimonies & Comments by

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