Presentation from Leonie Haimson on class size, school closings, privatization of education, high-stakes testing, and student privacy/inBloom. NW Bronx for Change “What’s Happening in New York City’s Schools” , May 18, 2013. Download here. Share this:
On April 30th we held a Town hall meeting at Brooklyn Borough Hall about the state and city plan to share personally identifiable student information with a corporation called inBloom inc. and other third party vendors. About 150 people showed up, including two Regents (Regent Kathleen Cashin of Brooklyn and Regent Betty Rosa of the Read more
Join Class Size Matters on Tuesday, June 18 in celebrating the efforts of two outstanding teacher-bloggers who give us the real “skinny” on NYC schools. Get your tickets, here, and celebrate the work of public school advocates over a four-course dinner with wine. Or if you can’t attend, please consider making a donation to Read more
Rally together on June 8 at noon! Download here. Or see below: Share this:
On May 15, 2013, education activists sent a letter to the New York State Regents and Chancellor, alerting them to the fact that 4 out of 9 states have pulled out of inBloom, Inc, and providing updates on the April 29 Town Hall meeting. Download the letter here. Or read below. Share this:
F.A.Q.s about Class Size Reduction myths—-and the truth! Download here. Or see below: Share this:
Leonie Haimson speaks at Occupy the DOE in Washington D.C., April 2013. Check it out here, or below. Share this:
Everyone is welcome to attend our Town Hall Meeting on student privacy & inBloom Inc. April 29, 2013 at 6pm, Brooklyn Borough Hall Download the flyer here. See our fact sheet here. Share this:
In English Nosotros, los miembros del Equipo de Liderazgo Escolar (School Leadership Team o SLT) de la Brooklyn New School BNS (PS146) , exigimos una moratoria a los nuevos exámenes estandarizados en el estado de Nueva York. Como padres y maestros, no nos oponemos a los exámenes estandarizados, cuando se utiliza correctamente. Cómo se practican Read more
Parents beware! Your state may be planning to share your child’s confidential information with private corporations Download the pdf of this fact sheet, here. Nine “pilot” states have agreed to share confidential student and teacher data with a Gates-funded corporation called inBloom Inc . The states currently involved include Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Kentucky, Read more
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