Testimonies & Comments
Press release here. Articles in Chalkbeat and Brooklyn Reader. June 24, 2024 This afternoon, we sent this petition to the Mayor and Chancellor, with copies to UFT and CSA, about the profound inadequacies in their draft class size “plan.” It was signed by about 570 NYC parents, educators, school staff, advocates and community leaders. If […]
June 24, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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The just-released DOE class size “plan” for next year fails on every account. Class size borough hearings begin this Wednesday May 22nd. Make your voices heard! Bronx – Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (6:00pm) Manhattan – Thursday, May 23, 2024 (6:00pm) Staten Island – Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (6:00pm) Queens – Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (6:00pm) […]
May 20, 2024 in Events, Testimonies & Comments, Updates by leoniehaimson
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May 15, 2024 Here and below is the Class Size Matters testimony on the Mayor’s Executive Budget and planned cuts to schools.
May 14, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Check out our critique and comments on DOE’s talking points here and below.
April 15, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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April 15, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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March 18, 2024 Today, the City Council is holding hearings on the education budget; public testimony begins at about 2:30 PM. You can sign up to speak in person or remotely here, to protest the looming budget cuts, the rising class sizes, and the fact that the DOE has slashed billions from the capital plan, […]
March 18, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by Michael Rance
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March 1, 2024 The DOE performance at the class size hearing yesterday at the City Council was very depressing. Despite urging by Council Education Chair Rita Joseph and other Council Members, Senators Liu and Robert Jackson, UFT leaders, and many parents, DOE officials refused to commit to any steps to lower class size. Instead, COO […]
March 1, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Feb. 7, 2024 Here and below is our Feb. 1 testimony to the State legislature on the budget, and how DOE is doing nothing to comply with the new class size law. In fact, as we point out below, class sizes have increased in most schools over the last two years, a trend that is […]
February 7, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Feb. 6, 2024 Below is the presentation I gave last night to the Education Committee of the NYC Bar Association, on the history and the myths surrounding Mayoral control. Below that is my longer testimony on Mayoral control to the State Education Department, that goes into more depth on these issues. NYSED is supposed to […]
February 7, 2024 in Presentations, Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Jan. 30, 2024 The deadline to submit your views on Mayoral control is tomorrow, Wed. January 31, at 5 PM. You can upload your testimony here. The borough hearings were very well attended, with the overwhelming number of parents, teachers and community members who spoke vehemently opposed to the continuation of mayoral control. You can […]
January 30, 2024 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized by leoniehaimson
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