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For immediate release: August 3, 2026 Contact: Leonie Haimson, leonie@classsizematters.org; 917-435-9329 Last week, Class Size Matters and the Education Law Center sent a letter pointing out the serious deficiencies in the draft NYC Department of Education proposed class size plan, urging Chancellor Samuels revise and strengthen this proposal before it is submitted to the State […]
August 3, 2026 in Press Releases, Updates by leoniehaimson
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July 29, 2026 Earlier today Class Size Matters and the Education Law Center sent a letter to Chancellor Samuels as part of the public comment process, urging DOE to improve and amend the draft class size reduction proposal. We called for clear descriptions of the specific funding, policies and levers that will be employed to […]
July 29, 2026 in Reports & Memos, Updates by Michael Rance
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July 29, 2026 A bill called the College Transparency Act is being considered by the Senate HELP committee. It would overturn the prohibition against the federal government collecting personally identifiable student information and instead would authorize the creation of a new federal database to track all students enrolled in a higher education institution throughout their […]
July 29, 2026 in Campaigns, Newsletters, Updates by Michael Rance
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July 22, 2026 Dear all: Hope you are having a relaxing summer. Meanwhile, here are some important dates and events coming up in the next week: 1- The deadline for families to sign up for a portion of the $17.25M Naviance court settlement for violating student privacy is this Monday, July 27. You […]
July 22, 2026 in Newsletters, Updates by Michael Rance
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June 28, 2026 The state-mandated class size hearings are being held tonight Monday June 29 at 6 PM and run through Thursday via Zoom. Though they are called borough hearings any parent, teacher or community member can attend any of them to speak out about what the DOE’s class size plan should include to […]
June 29, 2026 in Presentations, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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June 25, 2026 Yesterday, joint hearings of the NYC Council Education and Technology committees were held. At the hearing, the Chancellor did not testify but many other DoE officials testified including the First Deputy Chancellor Danielle Giunta. Unfortunately, neither she nor anyone else offered any timeline when the revised AI guidelines would be released, no […]
June 25, 2026 in Privacy, Testimonies & Comments, Updates by leoniehaimson
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June 15, 2026 Last week was extremely eventful, with news regarding DOE contracts, AI, and class size, so buckle in. If only one of these issues interest you, feel free to skip to that section; but all are important. Spending on Contracts Education budget hearings were held on Monday, and a major focus was DOE’s […]
June 15, 2026 in Newsletters, Updates by Michael Rance
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Media outlets that covered some of these points included the Daily News, News 12 and AMNY . For more information: Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters; leonie@classsizematters.org; 917-435-9329 The class size reduction “plan” released by DOE today is hugely disappointing and is not a real plan at all. Instead of articulating clear, multi-year […]
June 11, 2026 in Press Releases, Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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June 9, 2026 This afternoon, City Council members, state legislators, environmental leaders, privacy advocates, racial-justice groups, educators, and public school families rallied at City Hall for a moratorium on AI in public schools at all grade levels, from 2K through 12th. Organized by the AIM Coalition, the rally included the release of a public letter […]
June 9, 2026 in Letter Campaigns, Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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April 25, 2026 This one-page summary is also posted as a pdf here. The DOE deadline for feedback is May 8, 2026 via their survey at on.nyc.gov/AiFeedbackNYCPS The Guidance itself is posted here; our more detailed critique is here and embedded below, along with a partial list of AI programs currently used in NYC schools. […]
April 25, 2026 in Reports & Memos, Uncategorized, Updates by leoniehaimson
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