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