September 6, 2018 Welcome back to a new school year! The good news in NYC is that we finally have a Chancellor, Richard Carranza, who is progressive and believes in the importance of class size. The bad news is that neither he nor the mayor have put in place any specific programs or incentives to […]
Here’s the presentation Leonie Haimson gave to the Chancellor’s Parental Advisory Council on June 14, 2018.
Below is the our testimony Class Size Matters gave at the City Council hearings on tackling school overcrowding by improving the efficiency and accuracy of school planning and siting. It is also available as a pdf here. More about these hearings on our NYC Public School Parents blog here. Class Size Matters testimony before […]
For immediate release: Monday April 16, 2018 Contact: Leonie Haimson, leoniehaimson@gmail; 917-435-9329 On Thursday April 12, 2018, Class Size Matters, the Alliance for Quality Education and nine parents from all five New York City boroughs filed a lawsuit against the NYC Chancellor Carranza, the Department of Education, and NY Education Commissioner Elia in the […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Contact: Leonie Haimson, 917-435-9329; leoniehaimson@gmail.com Today a lawsuit was filed in the Brooklyn State Supreme Court against the proposed closure of P.S. 25 Eubie Blake in District 16, Brooklyn, a zoned neighborhood school, which Chancellor Carmen Farina and the Board of Education are attempting to close without […]
Here’s the presentation that Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters, gave with Wendy Lecker of the Education Law Center and Shino Tanikawa of NYC Kids PAC at the Parent Action Conference on Jan. 27. 2018
Dear Friend, From the emails filling your inbox you probably know this is Giving Tuesday, the day set aside to make charitable donations. Class Size Matters is the only nonprofit in the nation focused on providing information on the benefits of smaller classes for all kids, and advocating for class size reduction to improve our […]
For immediate release: Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 Contact: Leonie Haimson, 917-435-9329; leoniehaimson@gmail.com NYC Class sizes increase again this year Parents, advocates and attorneys urge NYSED Commissioner rule on complaint and make DOE take action now Last week, the NYC Department of Education released class size data for the current school year, showing that class […]
For immediate release: November 9, 2017 For more information: Leonie Haimson: 917-435-9329, leoniehaimson@gmail.com Johanna Garcia: 646-651-9728, johanna.newyork@gmail.com NYC Parent files FERPA complaint to US Department of Education DOE violated her child’s privacy by disclosing personal information to charter schools without her consent On Monday, Nov. 6, Johanna Garcia, President of the Community […]
This testimony is downloadable as a pdf here. Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters October 19, 2017 Dear Chair Nolan and the esteemed members of this Committee: Thank you for holding these important hearings today. My name is Leonie Haimson and I am the Executive Director of Class Size Matters, an advocacy group devoted to informing […]
Please join us for a virtual Class Size Briefing this Sunday June 28th, where we will speak about the changes to the class size law, point out flaws in the DOE's proposed plan for next year, and provide everyone with strategies for advocating for smaller classes for all NYC students!
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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, Daniel Alicea and Kaliris Salas Ramirez interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can stream or subscribe to the podcast here at Simplecast; or at iTunes, Spotify or Google.
Sign here to urge NYC to implement a real, multi-year strategy to lower class size, as the law intends, without exempting up to half or more of all students.
