Testimonies & Comments
December 11, 2023 Our testimony at today’s NYC Council Finance hearings about how the Mayor’s proposed cuts to education would prevent the DOE from complying with the class size law and likely cause even sharper class size increases than students experienced over the last two years. Also available here.
December 11, 2023 in Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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December 5, 2023 Dear all: 1. I wanted to let you know that on Friday, Class Size Matters and AQE sent a letter to the State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa, urging her to require that NYC develop a corrective action plan to show what steps they are taking that would enable them to meet the […]
December 5, 2023 in Newsletters, Uncategorized by leoniehaimson
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Yesterday, Class Size Matters and AQE sent a letter to the State Education Commissioner, urging them to demand that DOE produce a class size corrective action plan, as it is clear that they have taken no steps to allow them to comply with the law. Our press release is below. A Daily News article about […]
November 30, 2023 in Press Releases, Reports & Memos, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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November 28, 2023 in Uncategorized by leoniehaimson
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Nov. 28, 2023 Thanks to the 100+ parents and teachers who attended our Class Size briefing yesterday, co-sponsored by AQE and NYC Kids PAC. The presentation as a pdf is here and below, in case you missed it or want to take a closer look. The video of the briefing, along with the Q and […]
November 28, 2023 in Presentations, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Please join us Monday at 7 PM for a meeting on the new class size, what DOE should be doing but it not, and how parents, teachers & others can help ensure they comply with the law. Co-sponsored by Class Size Matters, AQE & NYC Kids PAC. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_35N9V6UDSyudBBXFNxXo0A#/registration
November 25, 2023 in Events, Uncategorized by leoniehaimson
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See the UFT media release below about the press conference this morning at the Landmark Elementary school in Brooklyn, K599. Some news clips: City & State, ABC7, Gothamist, NY1, Fox5 NY. Along with UFT President Michael Mulgrew, co-Executive Director AQE Zakiyah Ansari, and me who are quoted below, others speaking eloquently at the press conference […]
November 21, 2023 in Press Releases, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Nov. 18, 2023 Dear all: The new class size data for the current school year was released by the NYC Department of Education on Wednesday, showing an increase in average class sizes across all grade levels, as we predicted. For elementary and middle schools, this is the second year in a row that average class […]
November 17, 2023 in Newsletters, Uncategorized by leoniehaimson
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For Immediate Release: Nov. 15, 2023 More information: Leonie Haimson, 917-435-9329; leoniehaimson@gmail.com Class Sizes Increase For 2nd Year In A Row In Most Grades; Compliance With New Class Size Law Unlikely Next Year Without Big Changes In DOE’s Policies The new class size data for the current school year was released by the NYC […]
November 15, 2023 in Press Releases, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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Nov. 8, 2023 Dear all — The DoE/SCA released the new proposed Five-Year Capital Plan for FY 2025 – 2029 last week, the first to even mention the new class size law, which will require more schools to be built in overcrowded areas to create sufficient space for the smaller classes. Yet the number of […]
November 8, 2023 in Newsletters, Uncategorized by leoniehaimson
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