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 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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 24, 2026 1. Please join us for our annual Skinny award dinner on Tuesday May 19, when we will be honoring the great education scholar and warrior, Diane Ravitch! Diane is not only the foremost expert on the history of the NYC school system, the author of 20 books and a widely-read […]
April 21, 2026 1. Save the date! Our annual Class Size Matters Skinny Award dinner will be held on Tuesday May 19 at 6 PM; more info soon on where and how to purchase your ticket to support our work, whether on class size, student privacy or AI, and to honor the tremendously […]
April 15, 2026 A quick reminder and update: 1. Please join other NYC parents, students, teachers and advocates tomorrow Thursday April 16 at City Hall Park, when we will call for a moratorium on the use of AI in the classroom and deliver our petition and also national letter on the issue to […]
April 13, 2026 1. On Thursday April 16 at 4:00 PM, NYC parents, kids, teachers and advocates will be gathering in City Hall Park to call for a moratorium on the use of AI in the classroom until rigorous measures can be established to protect student privacy, their cognitive development, critical thinking, mental […]
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.
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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.
