The appendix with CHARTS to our comments on the DOE draft class size plan for 2025-2026
July 2, 2025 The appendix to our comments with charts on the DOE draft class size plan for 2025-2026 is here and below. “
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Class Size in NYC schools; Where are we now & where are we going?
June 7, 2025 Here is our briefing at the Parent Action Conference on June 7, on the class size situation in NYC public schools and the deficiencies in the DOE’s plan to comply with the class size law, passed in 2022, requiring smaller classes in all grades to be phased in by Sept. 2028.
Our Parent Action Conference 2025 was a great success!
Our June 7 Parent Action Conference was a great success, with terrific speeches from former principal and Congressman Jamaal Bowman and NYC Council Education Chair Rita Joseph, as well as informative presentations, thought-provoking discussions and a call to action. If your CEC or community group would like a similar presentation on any of the topics […]
Talking points for Class size hearings, June 10-June 16 2025
July 9, 2025 There will be hearings on the city’s class size plan July 10-June 16, 2025. Each session starts at 6 PM via Zoom; but you can start logging on at 5 PM at https://learndoe.org/contractforexcellence The list of hearings by borough is below but you can attend ANY of these meetings, wherever you live, […]
Please speak at this week’s Zoom hearings on class size!
June 9, 2025 The mandated hearings on the city’s class size plan for the 2025-2026 school year begin tomorrow. The Bronx hearing already occurred last week, but you can attend any of these meetings wherever you live, teach or your child attends schools. They each begin at 6 PM, but you can log in as […]
List of schools receiving class size reduction funds for 2025-2026
The original DOE spreadsheet listing schools by DBN & number of teachers to be hired is posted here. “
Parent leaders, elected officials, advocates & members of Chancellor’s Data Privacy Working Group urge vote on student privacy to be postponed
The letter is embedded below the press release. For immediate release: May 27, 2025 For more information: Leonie Haimson, info@studentprivacymatters.org; 917-435-9329 Rosa Diaz, Rdiaz.cec4@gmail.com; 347-885-1687 Shannon Edwards, shannon@aiforfamilies.com; 347-719-2161 Kaye Dyja, kdyja@nyclu.org; 212-203-3532 On Wednesday May 28, 2025, the Panel for Educational Policy is scheduled to vote on the revisions to Chancellor’s regulation A-820, which […]
On the inadequacies of the city’s planning for class size as regards space
May 20, 2025 Today the NYC Council Finance and Education Committees held a hearing on the NYC education budget and the five-year capital plan. There was questioning on class size as well as many other issues. Lots of students spoke eloquently on the need for mental health services, better food and restorative justice. Our testimony […]
Will you help us continue the fight for smaller classes?
April 30, 2025 Tomorrow’s my birthday, and I’ve been reflecting on many things, including our advocacy for smaller classes and student privacy over many years. Despite all the challenges we’ve faced, I am proud of the community of parents, teachers, and concerned advocates we have built. You have helped Class Size Matters accomplish so much […]
746 schools will be able to lower class size next year! but will Mayor Adams help the schools left out?
April 9. 2025 Yesterday, at a press conference at PS 88 in Queens, the Mayor, the Chancellor, the UFT and CSA with great fanfare announced that 746 schools will receive funding for next year to hire an additional 3700 teachers to lower class size. It was somewhat amazing to see how Mayor Adams, who has […]
Class Size Briefing on June 28, 2026!
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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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.
New: Webmap of Utilization in NYC Schools
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How NYC Parents can better protect their children’s data privacy
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NYC parents, teachers & school staff: Please tell us what your class sizes are this year
Why class size matters!
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, 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.
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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.
