Negative Impact of charter proliferation on Harlem’s District 5 public schools
Here is the powerpoint I presented on Oct. 8, 2014 to Community Education Council 5 on the negative impact of the proliferating charters on their public schools.
Presentations
2014-15 Presentations on C4E plan for CECs
This year the DOE is holding hearings about the Contracts for Excellence (C4E) plan for each district’s Community Education Council (CEC). We have been invited to CEC meetings to give a presentation on how the C4E plan violates the language and intent of the law. Find the presentation including specific class size and school utilization data for your […]
New 2015-2019 Capital Plan Briefing- Citywide
This is a briefing about the unmet need for seats citywide proposed in the new 2015-2019 proposed capital plan. Download in Powerpoint here: Citywide Capital Plan Briefing
Parent Organizing Toolkit 2014
Parents are the “sleeping giant” in the fight to preserve our public schools, according to Diane Ravitch; time to wake up! To help explain how to get started, below is a powerpoint that gives parents the information and tools necessary to network and advocate on important issues. Read here or click on this pdf .
2014-15 Class Size and Overcrowding in All 32 New York City School Districts
Below see Power points revealing worsening class size and school overcrowding crisis for each of the NYC school districts. Data sources: DOE class size data for 2013-2014, SCA Blue Book Report & Enrollment Projections for 2011-2021, housing start data, Kindergarten wait list numbers, TCU Report, FY 2015-2019 Capital Plan. Please find your district below by […]
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.
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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 .
