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Recent articles on class size and related issues.
A New Kindergarten Doesn't Silence Old Complaints
New York Times (blog) by Jennifer Medina
March 2, 2010
Charter School Debate with Chancellor Klein
Good Day NY
February 24, 2010
Do Charter Schools Worsen Inequality of Two-Tiered Education System?
Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
February 16, 2010
Parents, Students and Civil Rights Advocates Protest the Mass Closings of Public Schools
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
February 10, 2010
Class Size Lawsuit
Bronx Times by Sandi Lusk
January 14, 2010
Class Size Lawsuit
(in Chinese)
Epoch Times
January 7, 2010
City bungled bid to lower class sizes: suit
Daily News by Rachel Monahan
January 6, 2010
Teachers sue city
NY Post by Yoav Gonen
January 6, 2010
City Ignoring Law on Class Sizes, Suit Says
NY Times by Sharon Otterman
January 6, 2010
Demandan a Departamento Educación de NY por no reducir número de alumnos
El Sentinel
January 5, 2010
After years of complaints, union sues city over class size dollars
GothamSchools by Maura Walz
January 5, 2010
Lawsuit accuses NYC of ignoring class-size law
Associated Press
January 6, 2010
Teachers Sue NYC for Smaller Classes
Courthouse News Service by Adam Klasfeld
January 7, 2010
Teachers sue DOE over class size
Channel 7 news by Art McFarland
January 5, 2010
Education Groups Sue City Over Class Sizes
NY1 by Lindsey Christ
January 5, 2010
New Randalls Island Deal With Private Schools Is Rejected
New York Times by Charles V. Bagli
December 23, 2009
Spike in anti-school closure protests begins to heat up the winter
GothamSchools by Maura Walz
December 21, 2009
Department of Education Fails to Find a Clinton Middle School a Permanent Home
DNAinfo by Serena Solomon
December 15, 2009
Class Sizes Rise, Mostly Due to Budget Cuts
New York Times by Sharon Otterman
November 30, 2009
Class sizes rise citywide despite state aid
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
November 30, 2009
Budget cuts cause classroom sizes to grow
Daily News by Meredith Kolodner
November 30, 2009
School windows still contain toxic PCBs
Queens Chronicle by Lisa Fogarty
November 25, 2009
Our children are more than test scores
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
November 24, 2009
Reporting On The Bloomberg Campaign: Too Little Too Late
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
November 22, 2009
Council members and DOE at odds over class size data release
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
November 18, 2009
Interview with Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters
Public Think Tank radio (mp3)
November 2, 2009
Bloomberg's original campaign promises: how'd he do?
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
October 25, 2009.
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Flat Earth Society
New York Sun by Andrew Wolf
October 24, 2009
Squeeze play: School advocates demand city relieve cramped quarters
Gay City News by Albert Amateau
October 22, 2009
Double Standard for the Times; But Then Why Not? Bloomberg Owns This Town
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
October 20, 2009
The importance of class size
Think Out Loud/ Oregon Public Radio
October 19, 2009
School Stat Soup
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
October 14, 2009
Council Questions Use Of Class Size Funding
NY1 by Lindsey Christ
October 13, 2009
DOE likely to increase class size targets, official says
GothamSchools by Maura Walz
October 13, 2009
Teachers pressured to change grades
Queens Chronicle by Lisa Fogarty
October 1, 2009
PTAs shell out for assistant teachers
Columbia Spectator by Jessica Hills
September 24, 2009
Bloomberg's school rules revisited
Columbia Spectator - Jessica Hills
September 23, 2009
NYC schools are overcrowded: City classrooms overflowing with Students
New York Daily News by Rachel Monahan and Meredith Kolodner
September 18, 2009
In Aftermath Of Reauthorization, Advocates On Both Sides Consider Their Lessons
City Hall News by Andrew Hawkins
September 18, 2009
Schools' report cards show progress
The Riverdale Press by Kate Pastor
September 10, 2009
Bloomy's back to school battle
Queens Village Times by Anna Gustafson
September 10, 2009
City seeking public input for funding
InsideSchools by Dan Fletcher
September 10, 2009
Space crunch keeps kids at home, bussed elsewhere, as packed classes begin in city
New York Daily News by Rachel Monahan and Meredith Kolodner
September 10, 2009
NYC AUDIT FINDS MORE that 25% of Class Size Funds Has Been Misspent
4LAKids by Scott Folsom
September 10, 2009
Thompson says DOE spent class size reduction money elsewhere
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
September 9, 2009
Comptroller Says DOE Didn't Use All Funds for Smaller Class Sizes
WNYC radio by Beth Fertig
September 9, 2009
Thompson Claims Mayor, DOE Misused Funds
NY 1 by Michael Scotto
September 9, 2009
A closer look at Mayor Bloomberg's math on new school construction
New York Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
September 4, 2009
Take Arne Duncan's phony school reform money and run--- fast!
Chicago Examiner.com by Edward Hayes
August 24, 2009
Klein's inner circle will include 4 educators this fall, up from 2
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
August 21, 2009
Arne Duncan Has Become a National Embarrassment, Part II
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
August 16, 2009
Critics blast Mayor Bloomberg for manipulating control of Panel
New York Daily News by Rachel Monahan
August 15, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg Commits Educational Malpractice Once More
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
August 12, 2009
Now Even the Times is Burnishing Bloomberg-Klein School Myths
Village Voice by Wayne Barrett
August 12, 2009
Klein: “Everybody's behind” the city's retention policies
GothamSchools by Elizabeth Green
August 11, 2009
Tell It to the Mayor: The debate over mayoral control may be coming to a city near you.
District Administration by Ron Schachter
August 2009
City skipped mandatory public hearings on spending plan
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
August 11, 2009
Arne Duncan Has Become an Embarrassment
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
August 10, 2009 02:53 PM
Parent Groups Happy for Oversight Committee on Mayoral Control
WNYC by Elaine Rivera
August 7, 2009
NY Senate Renews Mayor's Power to Run Schools
New York Times by Jennifer Medina
August 6, 2009
Your 2 Cents: Class Size Matters' Leonie Haimson
NY1
August 4, 2009
What Frank McCourt Could Teach Joel Klein and Arne Duncan
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
July 20, 2009
Mayoral Control
WORLD Magazine by Alisa Harris
July 9, 2009
Darkness at Noon: Meet the New NYC Board of Education
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
July 2, 2009 |
Senate Deadlock Hits New York Schools
Wall St. Journal
July 2, 2009 by Suzanne Sataline
Klein urges CECs to keep meeting, though they don't legally exist
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
July 1, 2009
Mayoral Control Expires
Brooklyn Eagle by Phoebe Neidl
July 1, 2009
As mayoral control ends, New Yorkers are wondering who runs city schools
NY Daily News by Kenneth Lovett and Rachel Monahan
July 1, 2009
Meet the new Board of Education
Crains NY Business by Erik Engquist
July 1, 2009
Critics of 2002 law hopeful Senate will pass a compromise bill
GothamSchools by Elizabeth Green
June 30, 2009
Packing in an education: Report says Queens schools most crowded in city
New York Daily News by Clare Trapasso
June 29, 2009
Call to action over control of schools
ABC News by Art McFarland
June 30, 2009 | 6:57 PM
Bloomberg: If senate doesn't extend mayoral control, lawyers will
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
June 28, 2009
The Banana Republic Of NYC Public Schools
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
June 26, 2009
Smaller is Better?
Brian Lehrer show/WNYC radio by Beth Fertig
June 22, 2009
The Banana Republic of NYC Public Schools
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
June 21, 2009
City Council Passes $60 Billion Budget For 2010
NY1
June 20, 2009
A state of frenzy with 10 days left before mayor's control expires
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
June 20, 2009
Room for improvement in city class-size crisis
Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
June 19, 2009
Letter to the Editor
The Education Gadfly
June 18, 2009
In capital plan fight, a reluctance to challenge the city's proposal
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
June 17, 2009
The Wrong Way to Measure Education
NBC News By Gabe Pressman
June 16, 2009
New book casts critical eye on school reforms
InsideSchools by Judy Baum
June 16, 2009
Assembly Gets a Bill Extending Bloomberg's Control of Schools
New York Times by Elissa Gootman
June 14, 2009
Message to City Council: City should build schools, not jails
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
June 11, 2009
New book provides inside view of mayoral control of New York City
Examiner.com by Lorri Giovinco-Harte
June 9, 2009
Class-Size Mologist: an interview with Leonie Haimson
City Hall by Andrew Hawkins
June 8, 2009
Results are mixed in cities where mayors have run schools
The Tennessean by Jaime Sarrio
June 7, 2009
Opponents of Bloomberg, Klein compile book of critical essays
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
June 2, 2009
Five-Year-Olds at the Gate
NY Magazine by Jeff Coplon
May 24, 2009
Pre-K kids might go to Barrow St., not to Balducci's
The Villager by Albert Amateau
May 21, 2009
Schools Need Accountability Consistent with Democracy
Bridging Differences by Deborah Meier
Education Week
May 14, 2009
Swine Flu Report Card: Mayor Bloomberg Passes
WCBS-TV by Marcia Kramer
May 20, 2009
Bloomberg’s Way
Education Week by Christina A. Samuels
May 19, 2009
PULLING STRINGS
Letter to the NY Post from Leonie Haimson
May 14, 2009
NYU says it can take four classes of pre-K children
The Villager by Albert Amateau
May 14, 2009
Klein bats away critics' calls for checks and balances
GothamSchools by Kyla Calvert
May 12, 2009
Report round-up: Dropout rates
Education Week
May 12, 2009
For a broker of mayoral control, opposition from constituents
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
May 5, 2009
Study looks at city discharge rates
Channel 7 News by Art McFarland
April 30, 2009
Saying discharges are up, report demands grad rate audit
Gotham Schools by Elizabeth Green
April 30, 2009
Number of Students Leaving School Early Continues to Increase, Study Says
NY Times by Jennifer Medina
April 29, 2009
The Mayor's High Stakes Test
Gotham Schools by Gail Robinson
April 27, 2009
City struggling to find room in kindergarten for 3,000 kids - even with bigger classrooms
Daily News by Rachel Monahan
April 17, 2009
NO SLOTS FOR TOTS THIS FALL
NY Post by Yoav Gonen
April 17, 2009
Class Size in New York City Schools Rises, but the Impact is Debated
New York Times by Jennifer Medina
February 21, 2009
Class Size Makes Biggest Jump of Bloomberg Tenure
New York Times by Jennifer Medina
February 17, 2009
DOE stands firm: The economy is what caused class sizes to rise
GothamSchools by Elizabeth Green
February 17, 2009
New York's Crowded Classrooms
WNYC radio by Beth Fertig
February 17, 2009
Class Size has Growth Spurt
NY Post by Yoav Gonen
February 17, 2009
Updated data show class sizes are up, especially in early grades
GothamSchools by Elizabeth Green
February 17, 2009
The Campaign for Fiscal Equity Lawsuit Was the Best Hope for City Schools. It Failed.
The Village Voice by Neil deMause and Elizabeth Green
January 21, 2009
City Signs Contract to Track Special Education Data
New York Times by Elissa Gootman
January 13, 2009
Dept. of Ed Disputes Class Size Stats
WNYC by Beth Fertig
December 24, 2008
City Class Sizes Bigger Than Ever, Say Advocacy Groups
Brooklyn Daily Eagle by Mary Frost
December 23, 2008
Class sizes increasing — unlikely to lessen in FY10
Queens Chronicle by Ben Hogwood
December 18, 2008
Budget cuts may halt city push to reduce class size
New York Daily News by Meredith Kolodner
December 16, 2008
Despite spending infusion, city is not meeting class size targets
Gotham Schools by Elizabeth Green
December 15, 2008
With Finances Low and Mayoral Control in Question, Major Tests Ahead for Schools
City Hall News by Andrew J. Hawkins
December 2008
The investigation into a top school official that you never read
GothamSchools by Elizabeth Green
December 5, 2008
Schools Official Is Chided About Soliciting Donation
New York Times by Elissa Gootman
December 4, 2008
Schools big eyed by conflict board
New York Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
December 4, 2008
Room for Improvement; Seats in New School Plan Inadequate, Advocates Charge
Norwood News by Alex Kratz
December 2, 2008
Live-blogging the City Council capital plan hearing, sort of
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
December 2, 2008
Child Care Providers Grapple With ACS Cuts
New York Nonprofit Press
December 1, 2008
It’s the class size, stupid
Metro by Neil Demause
November 30, 2008
Queens to get fewer school seats
Queens Chronicle by Ben Hogwood
November 27, 2008
Hamptons.com snags an exclusive interview with Joel Klein
GothamSchools by Elizabeth Green
November 26, 2008
Campaigning to Keep Mayoral Control of Schools
NY Times City Room Blog By Javier C. Hernandez
November 25, 2008
Pro-mayoral control group has new name and will get a blog, too
GothamSchools by Elizabeth Green
November 24, 2008
School Budgets Face Draconian Cuts
Western Queens Gazette by Richard Gentilviso
November 19, 2008
Parents’ beef with mayor: Kids aren’t ‘sausages’
The Villager by Lincoln Anderson {also reprinted in
Downtown Express
and
Chelsea Now
)
November 19, 2008
Parent Advocates, New York Style
ASCD SmartBrief
November 18, 2008
3 new schools aren't what we really need, leaders say
Staten Island Advance By Amisha Padnani
November 15, 2008
Radio interview blasts holes in DOE's reported 'successes'
SF Examiner.com by Lorri Giovinco-Harte
November 14, 2008
Budget woes impact school construction
Queens Chronicle by Ben Hogwood
November 13, 2008
Interview with Leonie Haimson on whether Joel Klein should be US Sec. of Education
WBAI Wakeup Call by Esther Armah
November 13, 2008
NYC teachers going public with opposition to Klein as Ed Sec
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
November 13, 2008
The Klein Rumors
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
November 12, 2008
Klein’s Name Is Floated, and Bloggers Object
New York Times City Blog By Elissa Gootman
November 10, 2008
Manhattan Parents Worry About School Overcrowding
NY1 by Rebecca Spitz
November 10, 2008
KIDS SKIPPING SMALL SCHOOLS
New York Post by Yoav Gonen
November 10, 2008
Parents Say Capital Plan Ignores Queens's Crowded Schools
NY1 by Ruschell Boone
November 8, 2008
One of NY Family Heroes: Leonie Haimson, Reducing Class Size across the City
NY Family by Krista Keyes
November 2008
Education Ideas for Obama
Community Media Workshop by Curtis Black
November 7, 2008
‘Menos asientos, menos educación’
El Diario/La Prensa by Jose Acosta
November 7, 2008
With Budget Shrinking, Schools Will Get Fewer New Buildings
New York Times by Jennifer Medina
November 5, 2008
Ed Dept. plans 50% slash in new seats for students
New York Daily News by Meredith Kolodner
November 5, 2008
What to look for in the city’s new school construction plan
GothamSchools by Philissa Cramer
November 5, 2008
CLASS SIZE ...MATTERS
NY Daily News Letters to the Editor by Sandi Lusk and Julius Adams
November 2, 2008
Budget crisis will cut deep in NYC
Crain's New York Business by Erik Engquist
November 2, 2008
Fiscal troubles mean no end to overcrowding in New York City schools
New York Daily News by Carrie Melago and Greg B. Smith
November 1, 2008
‘
Temporary' trailers in for long haul at PS 135 in Brooklyn
New York Daily News by Carrie Melago
November 1, 2008
Education Advocates Decry Lack of Minority Students in Gifted Programs
WNYC radio by Elaine Rivera
October 31, 2008
Let's get real
New York Daily News editorial
October 29, 2008
Department of Education spends $5M a year on couriers
New York Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
October 28, 2008
City classrooms packed, expansion slows in Mayor Bloomberg era, says study
New York Daily News by Meredith Kolodner
October 28, 2008
State of mind we shouldn't fall into
The Canberra Times by Kevin Donnelly
October 27, 2008
25000 postcards protesting overcrowded schools delivered to mayor
New York Teacher by Jim Callaghan
October 10, 2008
Klein still adding high-paid DOE jobs despite budget woes
NY Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
October 7, 2008
Lawmakers: Overcrowding, class size to decide fate of mayoral control
Gotham Schools by Philissa Cramer
October 6, 2008
School overcrowding to go under microscope
Staten Island Advance by Amisha Padnani
October 4, 2008
New York City Parents Sound Off on Crowded Classrooms
WNYC radio by Deborah Lee
October 3, 2008
Parents, elected officials urge better education capital planning
Gotham schools by Philissa Cramer
October 3, 2008
NYC schools are packed beyond capacity
Associated Press
October 3, 2008
Parents: NYC School Overcrowding A 'Crisis'
WCBS - TV by Cindy Hsu
October 3, 2008
New York City schools suffer massive overcrowding, statistics show
NY Daily News by Meredith Kolodner
October 2, 2008
Kindergarten bursting at seams
Staten Island Advance by AMISHA PADNANI
September 13, 2008
Crowded schools are turning students away
Riverdale Press by Kate Pastor
September 11, 2008
Letter on hiring teaching assistants with parent funds
NY Post by Leonie Haimson
September 11, 2008
Parents Getting Into the Mix On Improving Public Schools
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
September 8, 2008
ELITE PTAS' SHADOWY FUNDS
NY Post by SUSAN EDELMAN and MELISSA KLEIN
September 7, 2008
Mayor raps report on school control
New York Daily News by Meredith Kolodner
September 4, 2008
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School bells toll for Qns. students
Queens Chronicle, NY by Ben Hogwood
September 4, 2008
BUREAUCRATIC BUNGLE LEAVES KIDS OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
NY Post by LORENA MONGELLI and YOAV GONEN
September 3, 2008
Continúan faltando asientos escolares
El Diario NY by Jose Acosta
August 29, 2008
Charter school debate continues with new ones coming
Downtown Express by Sisi Wei
August 28, 2008
So many students, so little room
Staten Island Advance by Amisha Padnani
August 20, 2008
Incentive Payouts Begin For City Students
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
August 19, 2008
City wants to turn Village warehouse into public school
The Real Deal by Jovana Rizzo
August 6, 2008
Groups want old building turned into school
Channel 7 News by Art McFarland
August 6, 2008
Losing Track of Dropouts—and Successes—in New York City Schools
Village Voice by Nat Hentoff
August 5, 2008
Public Asks For Help With Class Sizes, Grad Rates
Queens Chronicle by Ben Hogwood
July 31, 2008
$8.4M school bonanza up for grabs
Staten Island Advance by Amisha Padnani
July 30, 2008
To Speak Out Against the City’s School System,
One Man Turns to the Power of Parody
New York Times by Jennifer Medina
July 30, 2008
Our Fans at Tweed
Gotham Gazette
July 10, 2008
Education Department Employs Squadron in Search for 'Truth'
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
July 9, 2008
Overcrowding in NYC Schools
AfterEd by Simon Dolittle
June 12, 2008
City Says Best Schools May Suffer
New York Times by Elissa Gootman
May 22, 2008
Big Budget Cuts To Hammer NYC's Best Schools
WCBS-TV by Marcia Kramer
May 22, 2008
NY schools '3RD WORLD'
New York Post by Yoav Gonen
May 21, 2008
Principals Dispute Tallies Of Crowding at Schools
NY Sun by Elizabeth Green
May 21, 2008
153M from Albany can't uncram classes
NY Daily News by Carrie Melago
April 29, 2008
FAILING TO 'CUT' CLASS: $IZE STILL MATTERS
NY Post by Yoav Gonen
April 29, 2008
Comptroller To Probe City's Class-Size Reduction Effort
NY Sun by Elizabeth Green
April 29, 2008
Advocates Argue Schools Are Not Reducing Class Sizes
NY1 by Michael Meenan
April 29, 2008
$81 Million for Reserve of Teachers
NY Times by Jennifer Medina
April 29, 2008
Queens Representative Is Named To Education Panel
Queens Chronicle by Austin Considine
April 24, 2008
Ross Global Academy Owner Likely To Face Another Battle
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
April 10, 2008
New York State Bans Test Scores To Rate Teachers
WCBS TV by Marcia Kramer
April 9, 2008
Padavan put mayor's nod ahead of school reviews?
NY Daily News oped by Dave Palmer
April 8, 2008
Mayoral Control of Schools Under Scrutiny
Columbia Spectator by Alicia Outing
March 24, 2008
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School Budget Cuts Slice Deep
NYCity News Service by Eliot Caroom
March 18, 2008
Queens Missing Voice In Important Schools Panel
Queens Chronicle by Austin Considine
March 13, 2008
DOE Set To Mail Out Second Annual Survey Of City Schools
NY1 by Michael Meenan
March 13, 2008
Diane Ravitch's resignation from Education Next
Letter to the NY Sun by Leonie Haimson
March 7, 2008
Parents Examine Schools In Light of DOE Plan to Hold Back Students
Columbia Spectator by Alicia Outing
March 7, 2008
Parents want smaller classes, not high-stakes testing
New York Teacher
Feb 28, 2008
Queens To Get 9 New Public High Schools By Fall
Queens Chronicle
Feb 28, 2008
City has fuzzy math on Randall’s Island redo
metro NY by Patrick arden
February 19, 2008
Queens getting 6 new high schools
New York Daily News by Jess Wisloski
February 19, 2008
BIG APPLE SCHOOLS SCORE STRAIGHT A'S
New York Post by David Seifman
Feb 15, 2008
Disputan la satisfacción de padres con escuelas
El Diario by Judith Torrea
February 14, 2008
Broken Hearts' Protest Targets School Budgets
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
February 14, 2008
City Hall tunes out judge's ruling on Randalls Island pay-to-play ballfield
Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
February 13, 2008
Grading the Graders
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
February 13, 2008
What ruling? Dump trucks still roll on Randall’s Island
Metro.us by Patrick Arden
February 12, 2008
Schools group gives Trust an ‘incomplete’ on Pier 40
Downtown Express by Albert Amateau
February 7, 2008
Deal Over Randalls Island Sports Fields Is Voided
New York Times by Timothy Williams
January 31, 2008
Fight Over Sports Fields Brews in NYC
The Associated Press
January 29, 2008
Drastic Budget
Columbia Spectator by Alicia Outing
January 29, 2008
A Bad News Budget
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
January 27, 2008
Mayor Boosts Career Schools, Standards for Eighth-Graders
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
January 18, 2008
Downtown Community Board Urges DOE To Build Schools
New York Sun by Staff Reporter of the Sun
January 17, 2008
RANDALLS FIELDS PLAN FOUL: FOES
New York Post by Bill Sanderson
January 11, 2008
Judge Queries Plan to Give Private Schools Priority on Randalls Island
New York Times by Anemona Hartocollis
January 11, 2008
Randall’s Island lawsuit in court
metro by Patrick Arden
January 10. 2008
CLASSROOMS IN A 'JAM'
New York Post, NY by Yoav Gonen
December 20, 2007
Small bite out of class sizes
New York Daily News by Carrie Melago and Erin Einhorn
December 20, 2007
NYC Education Execs Criticized For High Salaries
WCBS news with Magee Hickey
December 18, 2007
Parents, Council Still Angry about School Grades
City Limits Weekly by Helen Zelon
December 17, 2007
Interview on school grading system
Channel 7 News with Art McFarland
December 10, 2007
Charter School's Caribbean Rewards Are Criticized
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
December 6, 2007
Catchment-22
New York Magazine by S.Jhoanna Robledo
Nov 25, 2007
Chelsea high schools celebrate, await report cards
Chelsea Now by Chris Lombardi
November 23, 2007
Local Schools Get Their Report Cards After DOE Releases Progress Report
Columbia Spectator by Alicia Outing
November 21, 2007
More Power to Schools
Education Week by Lynne Olsen
November 20, 2007
Governor Announces Breakthrough Increase In State School Aid
NY1 by Michael Meenan
November 20, 2007
Class size to be reduced in 75 schools in exchange for $258M
New York Daily News by Erin Einhorn
November 20, 2007
IT'S HIRE EDUCATION: 1300 NEW TEACHERS
New York Post by Yoav Gonen
November 20, 2007
Low-Performing Schools Get Additional Funds
WNYC by Beth Fertig
November 20, 2007
Department of Education Misses Deadline to Submit Stats
Columbia Spectator by Joy Resmovits
November 20, 2007
School to Shul: Crowding Leads To Novel Solutions
Queens Tribune by Juliet Werner
November 15, 2007
New Battery Park City School Planned, Source Says
New York Sun by Sarah Portlock
November 12, 2007
Queens Schools Earn Top Scores
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustafson
November 8, 2007
Boro Schools Lead City In New Grades
Queens Tribune by Juliet Werner
November 8, 2007
Why parents & teachers should reject new school grades
New York Daily News by Leonie Haimson
November 7, 2007
Grades for City's Schools Released
WNYC Newsroom
November 6, 2007
NYS Regents Call for $1.8 Billion More in School Aid
Columbia Spectator by Joy Resmovits
October 23, 2007
Premiarán con dinero a buenos alumnos
El Diario by Judith Torrea
October 16, 2007
Interview about paying students for high AP scores
WNBC news at 6, 7 and 11 PM by Carol Anne Riddell
October 15, 2007
693 Schools Aren't Getting Fair Funding Share, Report Says
NY Sun by Elizabeth Green
October 10, 2007
Boro Schools Stuffed Beyond Legal Limits
Queens Tribune by Juliet Werner
October 5, 2007
Report: Drop in Class Sizes Is Small
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
September 24, 2007
New York City Wins Nation’s Largest Education Prize
CU Columbia Spectator
September 21, 2007
Teachers union says city has fewer overcrowded classes
New York Daily News by Erin Einhorn
September 21, 2007
Schools in a real jam: Union
New York Post, NY by Yoav Gonen
September 21, 2007
New York Schools Win Award for Improvement
NY Times by Jennifer Medina
September 19, 2007
City Parents Unhappy With Class Sizes
CU Columbia Spectator
September 19, 2007
City Schools Funding ‘Contract' Said To Irk State
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
September 18, 2007
Parents Give ‘A+’ To Teachers But Low Marks On Class Size
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustaffson
September 13, 2007
Some Fail Principals: Schools Get Mixed Grades From Staff
Union Chief Leader By MEREDITH KOLODNER
September 14, 2007
Spin City Schools
The Wonkster by Gail Robinson
September 12, 2007
Mayor Asked To Correct Class Size Statements
NY Sun by Staff Reporter
September 12, 2007
GANGS RULE SCHOOLS
New York Post by Yoav Gonen
September 7, 2007
Survey Reveals Student Attitudes, Parental Goals and Teacher Mistrust
New York Times by Elissa Gootman
September 7, 2007
Survey finds parents like teachers, but also have woes
New York Daily News by Carrie Melago
September 7, 2007
A new math gets applied to local school budgets
Chelsea Now by Chris Lombardi
September 7, 2007
Survey Reveals Variety Of Suggestions From Teachers, Parents, Students
NY1 by Michael Meenan
September 6, 2007
The Class Size Controversy
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West Side Spirit/Our Town by Susan M. Sipprelle
September 6, 1007
Cooperation Is the Theme As a New School Year Opens
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
September 5, 2007
Small is beautiful, local schools agree
Chelsea Now by Chris Lombardi
August 31, 2007
No replacement yet for education policy panel
NY Daily News by Rachel Monahan
August 31, 2007
Lafayette Retooled by Mayor’s Education Reform
Brooklyn Daily Eagle by Odelia Bitton
August 28, 2007
Citizens Grading Government
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
August 26, 2007
Help is on the way for city’s middle schools
Chelsea Now by Chris Lombardi
August 17, 2007
Contract for Excellence spells anything but progress
Chelsea Now by Leonie Haimson
August 17, 2007
Mayor Adopts Part, But Not All, Of Plan To Boost Middle Schools
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustafson
August 16, 2007
New czar, $5M aid to help ailing schools
New York Daily News by Carrie Melago and Kirsten Danis
August 14, 2007
Cut High School Classes :Smaller Was Better At Mayor's Schools
Union Chief-Leader by Meredith Kolodner
August 10, 2007
Parents have better questions for the DOE
Brooklyn Courier-Life Publications by Michèle De Meglio
August 3, 2007
Poor Grades for a School ‘Contract’
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
July 13, 2007
1300 More Teacher Hirings in Fall; UFT, Advocates Say It
Won't Cut Class Size Significantly
Union Chief-Leader by Meredith Kolodner
July 9, 2007
Concerns About Reducing Class Sizes
WNYC radio
July 9, 2007
Interview w/ Leonie Haimson and Randi Weingarten (sound file)
Wake up call, WBAI radio
mp3 file here:
July 9, 2007
Critics blast school plan
metro New York by michael rundle
July 9, 2007
Criticas al Contrato para la Excelencia
Hoy Diario por Alexandra Ochoa
July 9, 2007
Tweed’s Tiny Cuts
Gotham Gazette
July 8th, 2007
City Schools Focus New Aid on Reducing Class Sizes
New York Times by Julie Bosman
July 6, 2007
Schools plan for $700M windfall
New York Daily News by Carrie Melago
July 6, 2007
Class-Size Plan Would Add 1300 Teachers
New York Sun by Elizabeth Green
July 6, 2007
Coming soon to a school near you
Staten Island Advance by Yoav Gonen
July 6, 2007
Accountability Lacking for $700M in New School Funds
NY Sun by Elizabeth Green
July 3, 2007
Interview with Leonie Haimson on Mayoral Control
Bloomberg radio with Lane Bajardi (click on this mp3 file)
June 27, 2007 (interview unaired due to power outage)
School Advocates To Release Results Of Unofficial Survey
NY1 by Michael Meenan
June 26, 2007
Paying for test scores
WNBC news with Melissa Russo
June 18, 2007
CITY HAUL: WORKERS PAID 150G UP 50%
New York Post by Ginger Adams Otis
June 10, 2007
A High School on Governors Island
New York Times: letter by Leonie Haimson
June 3, 2007
Parents greet Klein with banners and brouhaha
Chelsea Now by Chris Lombardi
May 25, 2007
Plan For Schools...
Queens Chronicle: letter by David Quintana
May 19, 2007
Survey Buries Concerns On Class Size: Parents
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustafson
May 3, 2007
Views of Parents, Students and Teachers Sought
New York Times by Julie Bosman
May 1, 2007
Schools survey sez..
Daily News by Erin Einhorn
May 1, 2007
City Releases School Survey,
WNYC Newsroom,
May 1, 2007
Parents frustrated by school report card surveys
7Online.com by Art McFarland
April 30, 2007
Parents, Teachers, Students Take NYC School Survey (video)
Channel 4 News by Carol Anne Riddell
April 30, 2007
City Ed. Plan to Boot 'Negative" PTA Parents
New York Post by Angela Montefinise
April 22, 2007
Mayor, Teacher's Union Reach Agreement On School Reorganization
NY1 by Michael Meenan
April 19 2007
With Friends Like These…
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
April 13, 2007
Mayor stands steadfast on changes for city's Education Department
Staten Island Advance by
April 10, 2007
Small Order
Village Voice by Jessica Siegel
April 10, 2007
Parents shut out
WNBC new by Carol Anne Riddell
April 9, 2007
City Schools To Receive $715 Million In State Funds This Year
NY1 by Michael Meenan
April 3, 2007
School Aid Fight Erupts in Albany as Budget Passes
New York Times by Danny Hakim and David M. Herszenhorn
April 2, 2007
Smaller class sizes will pay big dividends
New York Daily News oped by Leonie Haimson
March 26, 2007
An Unfortunate Coalition
The NY Observer by Azi Paybarah
March 25, 2007
Officials and parents express outrage over once-hidden physical and sexual abuse
New York Daily News by Robert Gearty, Ben Lesser and Greg B. Smith.
March 19, 2007
Does an $80 Million Computer Adding Up?
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
March 7, 2007
Group launches public school parent blog
Staten Island Advance by Yoav Gonen
March 5, 2007
Bill would reduce class size in NYC public schools
Legislative Gazette by CATHERINE KRAMER
March 5, 2007
Dems push bill requiring smaller class sizes in schools
Staten Island Advance by Rob Hart and Yoav Gonen
February 28, 2007
Klein Could Be Forced To Reduce Class Sizes
NY Sun by SARAH GARLAND
February 28, 2007
Assembly Holds Hearing on Education Funding
WNYC Newsroom
February 27, 2007
Klein's boasts fail to impress Albany skeptics
Daily News by Joe Mahoney
February 27, 2007
Tension Rises In Albany As Schools Chancellor Meets With Lawmakers
NY1 by Josh Robin
February 27, 2007
High School Break-ups Cause Pain, Hope
Queens Ledger/Brooklyn Star by Nik Kovac
February 22, 2007
Brooklyn Parents Hold Emotional Town Hall Meeting With Schools Chancellor
watch
the video !
NY 1 by Mike Meenan
February 9, 2007
More money for Bklyn schools
Kings Courier By Michèle De Meglio
February 8, 2007
Spitzer’s School Budget A Good First Step: Pols
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustafson , Assistant Editor
February 8, 2007
Mike a-tax Eliot on 70M filing fee
NY Daily News by Kathleen Lucadamo
February 6, 2007
The Cell phone ban
Nationally syndicated radio show: The O'Reilly Factor
February 6, 2007
Lawmakers And Educators: Use Governor's Funding To Reduce Class Size
NY1
February 5, 2007
Spitzer's Education Plan
streaming audio
or
mp3
WNYC radio ; The Brian Lehrer Show
February 5, 2007
Interview about Governor's proposal and Randalls Island fields
WNBC-TV News
February 1, 2007
Criticism Heaped on City Plan to Rent Sports Fields to Schools
WNYC radio, NY
February 1, 2007
Lower class sizes eyed in District 26
Queens Ledger by John Tozzi
February 1, 2007
Experts Weigh In On Who Should Decide How Education Money Is Spent
(
video clip
)
NY1 by Michael Meenan
January 31, 2007
Shape up or ship out: Gov
New York Daily News by Erin Einhorn and Joe Mahoney
January 30, 2007
Bad smell at 120M ballfields
New York Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
January 26, 2007
A Call for $1 Billion to Cut City Class Size
The New York Times by NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
January 24, 2007
Editorial: Public Parks and Private Schools
The New York Times
January 21, 2007
City Attracts Better Class of Teachers
The Union Chief Leader
by Meredith Kolodner
January 19, 2007
Teach us, Mr Mayor
The Economist
January 18, 2007
Queens’ High School Classes Largest In NYC
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustafson
January 18, 2007
Bloomberg education strategy gets sent to blackboard
metro new york by Patrick Arden
January 18, 2007
Ed Dept. gets F on class size
New York Daily News by Carrie Melago
January 15, 2007
Toxic Site for Bronx School (mp3)
or
listen now
Wake up Call, WBAI radio
January 10, 2007
High school jam session: 46 kids per class
NY Daily News by IVAN PEREIRA, ALISON FOX and CARRIE MELAGO
January 9, 2007
HS students are suffering in packed classes, advocates say
Staten Island Advance by Yoav Gonan
January 9, 2007
Spitzer Says No More Excuses For Failure in Schools
NY1 by Michael Meenan (also video clip
here
.)
January 3, 2007
Schools wait for aid
Newsday by JOHN HILDEBRAND
December 31, 2006
Randalls scandal deal near
New York Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
December 27, 2006
Class Size Matters visits Washington to speak about Mayoral control
The DC Teacher by Elizabeth Davis
December 23, 2006
Activists Say School Officials are ‘Planning for Failure’
Norwood News by Alex Kratz
December 14, 2006
Interview about high school closings
News 9 with Byron Scott
December 12, 2006
City: P.S. 89 building has room, classes are crowded
Downtown Express By Skye H. McFarlane
December 8, 2006
Empowered middle school principal counts her scores
Columbia Journalist by Melissa Korn
December 2, 2006
Letter to the editor: ‘Uncertified Teachers Performing Well, Study Finds'
New York Sun by Leonie Haimson
December 1, 2006
Bay Ridge Gives City Council Speaker An Earful
Bay Ridge Courier by Dexter Henry
November 30, 2006
Dist. 10 parents, teachers blast cuts
New York Daily News by Jess Wisloski
November 29, 2006
The Last Word in School Funding?
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
November 27, 2006
Letter to the editor: California schools did improve
Dallas News by Leonie Haimson
November 25, 2006
Queens Feels Squeeze Of Overcrowded Classes
Queens Chronicle by by Colin Gustafson
November 23, 2006
Court: NY to pay $1.93B a year more for NYC schools
Newsday by John Hildebrand
November 20, 2006
Class Size in New York City Schools (mp3 format)
or
listen now
Wake-up call, WBAI radio
November 20 2006
Island students still suffer in jam-packed classrooms
Staten Island Advance by Yoav Gonen
November 17, 2006
Big classroom squeeze: Teachers face up to 40 students
NY Daily News by Carrie Melago
November 16, 2006
Interview about cuts to capital plan
News 12 the Bronx
November 12, 2006
Schools shakeup fury
NY Daily News by Erin Einhorn
November 10, 2006
The fight to save PS 109 in E. Harlem (mp3 format)
or
listen now
Wake-up call: WBAI radio
October 23, 2006
City, Experts Split Over Middle School Math Lag
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustafson
October 19, 2006
NYC School Takeover Inspires Fenty, but Critics Abound
Washington Post by David Nakamura
October 16, 2006; page A01
Math Scores Show It’s Not Adding Up For Kids
Courier Life Publications by Michèle De Meglio
October 16, 2006
Scores on State Math Tests Dip With Districts’ Income
The New York Times by David M. Herszenhorn
October 12, 2006
Students, Teachers Feel Strain Of Overcrowding
Queens Chronicle by Colin Gustafson
October 12, 2006
Questions Rising Concerning Spending of Funds by the Mayor
Schools K-12 by Patricia Hawke
October 6, 2006
Classrooms bursting at seams
NY Daily News by RACHEL SCHEIER and ERIN EINHORN
September 27, 2006
Overcrowded Classrooms Double in City
New York Sun by SARAH GARLAND
September 27, 2006
More than 6,000 classes above contract limits
NY Teacher by Deirdre McFadyen
September 27, 2006
Test Scores Drop in Middle School
WNYC radio by Kathleen Horan
September 22, 2006
Large classes and low test scores in middle schools
WABC news by Art McFarland
September 22, 2006
Reading Scores Rise For City's Eighth-Graders
New York Sun by SARAH GARLAND
September 22, 2006
Pass rate on state tests plummets in later grades
New York Daily News by ERIN EINHORN and CARRIE MELAGO
September 22, 2006
Interview re NYC class sizes and test scores
WNBC news at 6 PM
September 21, 2006
Interview about our campaign to put class size on the ballot
"On the Issues", Carib World Radio
September 20, 2006
School Kids are in a Jam
NY Post by David Andreatta and Jana Winte
r
September 18, 2006
Letter to the Editor
NY Sun by Leonie Haimson
September 18, 2006
City’s Lawyers Say Mayor Can’t Control Class Sizes
NY Times by Anemona Hartocollis
September 7, 2006
As Housing Booms, Will Schools Have Room?
WNYC radio by Andrea Bernstein
September 5, 2006
Grading the schools
Time Out NY Kids by Caroline Howard
September-October 2006
Teachers, and a Law That Distrusts Them
NY Times by Michael Winerip
July 12, 2006
Activists Slam Mayoral Control
Education Week by
Lesli A. Maxwell
June 21, 2006
Class Anxiety: Lower Manhattan Is For Families Now.
Where Will They Send Their Kids to School?
Our Town downtown by Matt Elzweig
June 12, 2006
Is class size related to graduation rates?
The New York Teacher by Maisie McAdoo
June 8, 2006
LA Parents Warned on Schools Proposal
AP story by Nahal Toosi
June 2, 2006
Interview with Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters
WKCR radio
May 16, 2006
Class Size Matters, Study Says
Internet Broadcasting Systems
May 13, 2005
Should cutting class size be a top priority?: Yes
The NY Daily News op-ed by Leonie Haimson
April 30th, 2006
The city’s resistance to cutting class
The New York Teacher by Leonie Haimson
April 27, 2006
Parents Take City to Court Over Class Size
WNYC Newsroom
April 26, 2006
The City’s Resistance to Cutting Class Size
Gotham Gazette by Leonie Haimson
April 24, 2006
Predicting The Unpredictable
Gotham Gazette by Joshua Brustein
April 24, 2006
CLASSES GETTING SMALLER -- Charters off hook
New York Post by DAVID ANDREATTA
April 10, 2006
City flunks bid to shrink classes, Hevesi says
New York Daily News by Erin Einhorn
March 17, 2006
CITY ACCUSED OF CHEATING IN CLA$$
New York Post by DAVID ANDREATTA
March 17, 2006
Class Sizes Still Too Large in New York, Hevesi Finds
New York Times by ELISSA GOOTMAN
March 17, 2006
'Lobbying Against Parents' : letter
New York Sun by Leonie Haimson
March 17, 2006
"To Get a Good Education" : letter
The Washington Post by Leonie Haimson
March 4, 2006
Study Raises Issues on Small High Schools
New York Times by David M. Herszenhorn
November 4, 2005
Does Class Size Matter? Smaller Classes Are Becoming The Norm Across the Country --
Except in New York City.
New York Family by By Nick Bedell and Larissa Phillips
September 2005
Troubled school system unchanged
Newsday/NY1 Poll by Ellen Yan
September 13, 2005
World Journal (Chinese press)
by Xie Hongyuan
September 9, 2005
Class size debate returns
Newsday bY Ellen Yan
September 8, 2005
Class size dips, but not for all
New York Daily News by ELIZABETH HAYS
September 8, 2005
Smaller Classes for City Students: letter
New York Times by Leonie Haimson
August 14, 2005
Does size matter? Groups want voters to reduce classroom overcrowding
METRO by Patrick Arden
July 27, 2005
Mike puts heat on 7th-graders
Daily News by KATHLEEN LUCADAMO
July 19, 2005
Suggestions for the Space Race
Our Town and West Side Spirit by Leonie Haimson
June 30, 2005
Schools Superintendent Reverses Position on Critic's Ability to Serve on Parent Panel
New York Times by SUSAN SAULNY and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
June 23, 2005
Teachers matter more than class size
Daily News by Lenore Skenazy
June 22, 2005
High test scores among Black fourth-graders get mixed reactions
Amsterdam News by Josette D. Compton
May 26, 2005
Mike Keeps Fiddling as Class Size Soars
New York Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
May 12, 2005
Coalition aims to secure funding for smaller class size
NEWSDAY by ELLEN YAN
May 4, 2005
Panel on School Funding Pushes Raises and Training for Teachers
The New York Times by ELISSA GOOTMAN
April 11, 2005
Staten Island parents blast Education Dept.
Staten Island ADVANCE by DEBORAH YOUNG
March 25, 2005
'Powerful Stuff?': Letter
New York Sun by Leonie Haimson
March 24, 2005
Audit: City created far fewer classes than promised
Newsday by ELLEN YAN
January 31, 2005
Hevesi will eye size of classes
DAILY NEWS by LISA L. COLANGELO
January 31, 2005
Comptroller's Office to Audit Education Department Figures
New York Sun, Special to the Sun
January 31, 2005
Class sizes may be bigger than reported
Newsday by GLENN THRUSH
January 30, 2005
Keep An Eye on the Money for Schools
Gotham Gazette by Leonie Haimson
January 22, 2005
More Police, but Halls Are Still Jammed at Unruly School
The New York Times by ELISSA GOOTMAN
December 15, 2004
162 KIDS IN 3RD GRADE FOR 3RD (OR 4TH) TIME
New York Post by DAVID ANDREATTA
November 24, 2004
City reacts to $14B school plan
Newsday by WIL CRUZ
November 30, 2004
New Schools : Too many schools too soon?
Catalyst by Jody Temkin
October 2004
Parents Suffer the Stress of the Mayor's Test Plan
New York Times By ELISSA GOOTMAN
September 11, 2004
Good Teachers + Small Classes = Quality Education
The New York Times By MICHAEL WINERIP
May 26, 2004
Small schools are a class apart, city told
Daily News by Joe Williams
June 17, 2004
Critics rap middle-school phase-out
Newsday by WIL CRUZ
June 17, 2004
Some Feel Squeezed Out by Small-Schools Program
New York Times by SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN
June 23, 2004
Advocates say education report falls short for city
Newsday by Ellen Yan
March 29, 2004
Council Sends Loud Message on Schools
New York Times by DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
March 29, 2004
In Reversal, Chicago Eases Promotions
New York Times by DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
March 25, 2004
1 Mayor, 1.1 Million Students
New York Times By BOB HERBERT
March 22, 2004
NYC Mayor Takes Stand on Social Promotion
CNSNews.com By Jeff McKay
March 19, 2004
Mike disses Latinas
New York Daily News By Juan Gonzalez
March 18, 2004
Appeals Process for 3rd Graders Explained
New York Times by ELISSA GOOTMAN
February 27, 2004
Estudiantes de primaria en NYC fallan en matemáticas y lectura
La Tribuna Hispana USA
Feb 25, 2004
3rd-graders lag after failing test
New York Daily News by JOE WILLIAMS and DAVID SALTONSTALL
February 22, 2004
Test scores don’t tell the whole story
El Diario editorial
February 13, 2004
Klein Defends Plan for Third-Graders
Newsday by Wil Cruz
February 12, 2004
Tweak to 3rd-grade plan is appealing
DAILY NEWS By CELESTE KATZ
February 12, 2004
Test Policy for 3rd Graders Is Met by More Resistance
The New York Times by ELISSA GOOTMAN
February 11, 2004
Parents' groups oppose Bloomberg plan to end 'social promotion'
New York Newsday
February 11, 2004
PARENTS FLUNK MIKE'S NO-PROMOTION PLAN
New York POST By CARL CAMPANILE and DAVID SEIFMAN
February 11, 2004
Parent advocates send expert letter to Mayor opposing grade retention
NY ONE
February 11, 2004
Grading the Mayor on Schools
New York Times editorial
February 9, 2004
The Fourth R: A Mother's Resolve
The New York Times By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
November 2, 2003
Mayor: City To Spend $13B On Schools
Newsday by Ellen Yan
November 3, 2003
Miracles of Small Class Size Unfold Each Day in California
The New York Times By Michael Winerip
October 29, 2003
Judge says class size not a ballot issue
Daily News by CELESTE KATZ
October 21, 2003
Class-Size Issue Off Nov. Ballot: One appeal of court decision left
Newsday by Ellen Yan
October 21, 2003
Appeals Court Blocks Vote on Lowering City Class Sizes
The New York Times by MICHAEL COOPER
October 21, 2003
No Child Left Behind Law Leaves No Room for Some
New York Times By Michael Winerip
Sep 10, 2003
Group demands smaller class sizes in city
New York Amsterdam News
Sep 24, 2003
Research supports class size reduction
California Educator, May 2003
Hijacking the Future
New York Times by Bob Herbert
February 27, 2003
Amendment to Cut Class Size Divides Floridians
New York Times By TAMAR LEWIN
November 1, 2002
Ed Board Perks Under Fire
NY Daily News by ALISON GENDAR
February 12, 2002
In America: Fewer Students, Greater Gains
New York Times by Bob Herbert
March 12, 2001
Small classes help blacks: study
Chicago Sun Times BY SHANNON MCCAFFREY
March 7, 2001
Small class sizes narrow race gap: Study also links ratio to lower crime rate
Rocky Mountain News By Jessica Wehrman
March 7, 2001
Study: Smaller class size is racial equalizer
USA Today by Tam
ara Henry
March 6, 2001
In America: Standing in the Way
New York Times by Bob Herbert
August 24, 2000
Smaller Classes Linked To Host of Pluses - Study
NY Daily News by GREG WILSON
May 23, 2000
In America: Room to Learn
New York Times by Bob Herbert
May 8, 2000
Funds for Smaller Classes
New York Times editorial
December 18, 1998
Education Officials Propose Diverting State Money
New York Times by Anemona Hartocollis
December 13, 1998
Leonie Haimson on the Brian Lehrer show
WNYC radio; Feb 5, 2007
bloomberg_radio.mp3
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credit: Chelsea Now by Jefferson Siegel
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