
Apr 29, 2021 • 56M
NYC Council Member Danny Dromm on his experiences as a 4th grade teacher in Queens, as a LGBTQ Activist, and now powerful Chair of the Finance Committee
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.
Resources:
Danny Dromm’s activism in advocating for gay rights and on the Rainbow Curriculum
Mayor de Blasio’s budget proposal for FY 2022
City Council’s budget response
Regent Kathy Cashin’s Daily News op-ed on the importance of lowering class size
NYS Senate bill S. 6296 to require NYC to update their class size reduction plan
Class Size Matters report on DOE over-payments for charter school rent and underpayments to NYC public schools in matching funds for facility enhancements