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  • Apr 12

    Class size: where are we now and where do we need to go?

  • Apr 3

    Alert! Naviance privacy violations; your child may be eligible for a court award!

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    New! Map of NYC school utilization rates

  • Mar 26

    Update on DOE’s testimony on class size and inadequate guidance on AI

  • Mar 24

    Why we need a moratorium on the use of AI

  • Mar 23

    Testimony on the DOE preliminary education budget for FY 2027

  • Mar 19

    Please attend our session to ask us questions on class size

  • Mar 13

    Help us speak out on class size and AI!

  • Mar 2

    Newly released Capital Plan shows that Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOE have no strategy to create enough space necessary to comply with the class size law

  • Feb 26

    Resolution for an AI Moratorium in NYC Schools

  • Feb 10

    Why for true accountability, Mayoral Control must be reformed

  • Jan 12

    Class size 2026: where are we now and where are we going?

  • Jan 12

    The need for rigorous protections for the use of AI in schools

  • Jan 1

    What Zohran said about Mayoral control — and my response

  • Dec 29

    2025: A watershed year for Class Size Matters. Will you support our work to ensure more progress in 2026?

  • Jun 18

    Watch our video: Why class size matters!

  • Mar 5

    Videos of parents, teachers and students testifying about the importance of reducing class size

  • Mar 3

    Must see video: Regent Kathy Cashin and City Council Education chair Mark Treyger on the importance of class size

  • Jun 19

    Class Size Rally 2019 [VIDEO]

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How NYC Parents can better protect their children’s data privacy

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NYC parents, teachers & school staff: Please tell us what your class sizes are this year

A link to our brief survey is here.

FAQ on class size law & where we are now

Updated for 2025-2026 school year

The NY State Legislature passed a law in June 2022, mandating that NYC schools phase in smaller classes in all grades. Click here to learn more about this law.

Why class size matters!

Click here to see our video: parents, teachers & students explain why class size matters

Our Skinny Award dinner honoring Dr. Betty Rosa on June 18

We honored Dr. Betty Rosa, former Bronx principal, District Superintendent, Board of Regents member and now NY State Education Commissioner for courageously standing up against the Trump administration on the importance of preserving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in our public schools.

 

Talk out of School: WBAI Sunday at 7 PM EST or as a podcast

Talk out of School radio show and podcast airs Sunday night at 7 PM on WBAI 99.5 FM  or online at www.wbai.org when Leonie Haimson, Daniel Alicea  and Kaliris Salas Ramirez interview guests and discuss issues affecting public schools in NYC, the state level and nationally. You can  stream or subscribe to the podcast  here at Simplecast; or  at iTunes, Spotify or Google.

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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.

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