Presentations

Our class size presentation at Caucus Weekend; the Road Map towards Compliance with the State Law

Here is the brief presentation I gave as part of a Workshop at the Black and Hispanic Caucus weekend in Albany on Feb. 17, entitled “Every Student Deserves Small Classes: The Road Map towards Compliance with the State Law.”  Please share with others if you can!

February 19, 2024 in Presentations, Uncategorized, Updates by

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Our 20 year experiment with Mayoral control: comments to the State and to NYC Bar Association

Feb. 6, 2024 Below is the  presentation I gave last night to the Education Committee of the NYC Bar Association, on the history and the myths surrounding Mayoral control.    Below that is my longer testimony on Mayoral control to the State Education Department, that goes into more depth on these issues. NYSED is supposed to […]

February 7, 2024 in Presentations, Testimonies & Comments, Uncategorized, Updates by

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Our class size briefing: what DOE should be doing but isn’t to comply with the law

Nov. 28, 2023 Thanks to the 100+ parents and teachers who attended our Class Size briefing yesterday, co-sponsored by AQE and NYC Kids PAC.  The presentation as a pdf is here and below, in case you missed it or want to take a closer look. The video of the briefing, along with the Q and […]

November 28, 2023 in Presentations, Uncategorized, Updates by

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The many ways in which DOE is putting student privacy at risk

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 info@studentprivacymatters.org

September 20, 2023 in Presentations, Privacy, Updates by

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Presentation to the Capital Plan committee of the Class Size Working Group

Here is the presentation I gave on July 6, 2023, as a pdf and as a Powerpoint.   Also embedded below:

July 10, 2023 in Presentations by

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The Mayor claims his budget contains no cuts to schools; but that is not true.

Our presentation at our annual Parent Action Conference on June 10, 2023. Here we explain why the fact that schools are not seeing initial budget cuts compared to last year doesn’t mean they are not facing serious cuts that may lead to the further loss of teachers and critical programs.

June 11, 2023 in Presentations, Uncategorized, Updates by

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The new class size law: is DOE prepared to comply?

Here is our presentation from our Parent Action Conference on June 10, 2023; where we ask if the DOE is making preparations to comply with the new class size law. The answer is no. You can also read my new piece in Gotham Gazette on the same subject.

June 11, 2023 in Presentations, Uncategorized, Updates by

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Updated charter school briefing for NYC Bar Association

We gave the following updated charter school briefing to the Education Committee of the NYC Bar Association on April 3, 2023, showing the need for more accountability and oversight for the charter sector. Take a look!

April 5, 2023 in Presentations by

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Planning for class size reduction: Presentation for Presidents Council in D20

District 20 is one of the most overcrowded school districts in the city.  Here is the presentation I gave their Presidents Council (PTA presidents) on March 10, 2023.

March 14, 2023 in Presentations by

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Planning for class size reduction: presentation to Public Advocate office

March 9, 2023 See here or below, presentation provided the Public Advocate’s office.

March 11, 2023 in Presentations, Uncategorized by

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