For Immediate Release: Nov. 15, 2023 More information: Leonie Haimson, 917-435-9329; [email protected] 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 8, 2023 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 new schools to […]
Update Jan. 5, 2024: As we requested, the mandated timeline was put into the final regulations. November 8, 2023 Below and here see comments from Class Size Matters, Alliance for Quality Education, and the Education Law Center on the proposed State regulations concerning the public process required for the development and submission of the new […]
October 18, 2023 1. Class Size Matters, the Education Law Center and AQE sent a letter to the State Commissioner earlier this week, critiquing the final draft class size plan that DOE submitted to the state for approval on Sept. 29. This new plan makes no significant changes from the previous one posted in July, […]
Oct. 16, 2023 Below and here is the letter sent today to Commissioner Rosa and the Board of Regents from Class Size Matters, the Education Law Center and AQE, critiquing the DOE revised class size plan submitted to the State on Sept. 29 and asking the Commissioner and the Board of Regents to require a […]
September 28, 2023 I wanted to share with you my piece in Monday’s Washington Post, written in response to Michael Bloomberg’s attacks against the new class size law. In my oped, I correct his factual errors and point out his misleading use of data as drawn from a recent Chalkbeat piece. In case it’s behind […]
Sept. 20, 2023 See below; testimony here and below for today’s NYC Council hearings on the dangers to both privacy and the quality of education of DOE’s plans to expand the use of online learning. See also our presentation last night on the many ways DOE is putting student data privacy at risk and not […]
Sept. 19, 2023 Last night I gave this presentation to CEC 15, which passed a resolution on the need for DOE to better protect student privacy. If your CEC or Presidents Council would like us to present to your group, or pass a similar resolution, let us know by emailing us at [email protected]
The Class Size Working Group appointed by the Chancellor to help develop a plan to lower class size citywide in accordance with the new state law is holding public engagement sessions online and in person starting next week to present their preliminary proposals and get feedback: Tuesday, September 26th – 5- 7:30pm online […]
September 12, 2023 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Mayor Adams has now ordered every city agency to impose an immediate hiring freeze and submit budget cuts for next year totaling nearly 15%: 5% cuts by October 6, another round of 5% cuts by January, and yet another 5% by April. According […]
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We held our annual Skinny award dinner Wed. June 28, 2023, honoring Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former Bronx principal and now a progressive trailblazer who is fighting in Congress to protect and improve our public schools. More photos on Facebook .
