Dear folks: I hope you all had a lovely holiday. As you know, Class Size Matters is an organization with a large impact but a small budget. We count on donations from individuals like you to keep going. To continue our efforts on behalf of children’s right to small classes, we urge you to make […]
For immediate release Wednesday, Nov.13, 2013 For more information contact: Leonie Haimson, leonie@classsizematters.org; 917-435-9329 LAWSUIT FILED IN NY STATE COURT TO PROTECT STUDENT PRIVACY AND BLOCK INBLOOM This morning, Wednesday November 13, a lawsuit and a request for a restraining order will be filed in the New York State Supreme Court in Albany against […]
What is the state and your school district doing about inBloom? A shorter version of this FAQ was published in Schoolbook on Tuesday, July 23, 2013; please go leave a comment. A pdf version of the information can be downloaded below. And please make your voices heard by sending a letter to the New York […]
Frequently asked questions about the Contracts for Excellence (C4E) Law, and what parents, teachers, and administrators can do! Downloadable Version: F.A.Q.s on C4E Law (Revised April, 2013) [scribd id=115624413 key=key-2gblwk6gdqntfkyuwvm8 mode=scroll]
Districts are being mandated by New York State Education Department (NYSED) to sign up with one of three companies by Sept. 27 that will produce data dashboards, to be populated from the inBloom cloud. Furthermore, the State Education Dept. is encouraging districts to provide even more confidential student data to inBloom and to the vendors […]
Please take our two minute survey to tell Class Size Matters about your schools’ class sizes this year. Access our survey here (http://goo.gl/UuZKI).
Frequently asked questions about Class Size: What New York City parents need to know. Downloadable Version: F.A.Q.s on Class Size (Revised April 2013) [scribd id=134526498 key=key-1z5xcijqhyfwzsvlkhdf mode=scroll]
According to reports, DoE has pushing Community Education Councils at the end of the year and the end of the Bloomberg reign to dezone the following districts: Districts 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7 (unzoned into two large preference zones this year), 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 23 (unzoned for MS this year). What does […]
Rally together on June 8 at noon! Download here. Or see below: [scribd id=141905046 key=key-13nvh0ki0xan2zvkg41s mode=scroll]
In English Nosotros, los miembros del Equipo de Liderazgo Escolar (School Leadership Team o SLT) de la Brooklyn New School BNS (PS146) , exigimos una moratoria a los nuevos exámenes estandarizados en el estado de Nueva York. Como padres y maestros, no nos oponemos a los exámenes estandarizados, cuando se utiliza correctamente. Cómo se practican […]
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!
Sign the petition asking for a moratorium on the use of AI until rigorous safeguards are established to protect student privacy, learning and the environment.
Click to see our presentation!
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.
