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History of the new class size law & the Class Size Working Group, with Johanna Garcia
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History of the new class size law & the Class Size Working Group, with Johanna Garcia

EPISODE SUMMARY

After a brief recap of NYC school news, Leonie's guest this week is Johanna Garcia, parent activist, the chief of staff to Sen. Robert Jackson and the co-chair of the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, which was appointed by Chancellor Banks to help develop a class size reduction plan in accordance with the new state law. She spoke about the history and background of the class size law, how it came out of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit, and the Class Size Working Group's preliminary proposals that will be presented starting this week for public feedback.


EPISODE NOTES

Chalkbeat, COVID guidance for NYC schools https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/9/12/23870420/nyc-schools-covid-guidance-2023-2024-testing-vaccines

UNESCO report, An Ed Tech Tragedy? https://www.unesco.org/en/digital-education/ed-tech-tragedy

NY Times article about the UNESCO report https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/unesco-report-remote-learning-inequity.html

Class Size Matters presentation on the ways DOE is putting student privacy at risk https://classsizematters.org/the-many-ways-in-which-doe-is-putting-student-privacy-at-risk

Class Size Matters testimony on dangers of DOE plans to expand online learning and ed techhttps://classsizematters.org/testimony-on-the-dangers-of-doe-plans-to-expand-online-learning-and-ed-tech

FAQ on the new state class size law https://classsizematters.org/faq-on-the-states-new-class-size-law

Class Size Working Group (CSWG) public engagement sessions to present their proposals for feedback:

Tuesday, September 26th – 5- 7:30pm online (Manhattan/Brooklyn);
Wednesday, September 27th – 5- 7:30pm online (Queens/Bronx/Staten Island)
Monday, October 2nd –  5- 7:30pm in person at MLK Campus Auditorium, 122 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan  (Citywide) .
Registration for all these sessions here: https://learndoe.org/class_size/
More information on the CSWG and their proposals here: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/financial/contracts-for-excellence



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The Wire: Powered by Educators of NYC
Talk Out of School
A weekly podcast and radio show on WBAI 99.5 FM NYC, hosted by Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters, and Daniel Alicea of Educators of NYC. We speak about the issues and controversies affecting public schools and public education in New York City, statewide and nationally.