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PEP Member Tom Sheppard Speaks on federal funds for school reopening, class size, and school closures in the Bronx
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PEP Member Tom Sheppard Speaks on federal funds for school reopening, class size, and school closures in the Bronx

Educators of NYC
Mar 24, 2021
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Resources: 

  • Class Size Matters testimony on why DOE should use federal funds to lower class size, for the sake of social distancing and stronger academic/social support; also our fact sheet on the issue.

  • Panel for Educational Policy webpage; you can sign in here to listen and comment tonight, March 24, starting at 5:30 PM, and also next month on April 28.

  • Tom Sheppard, PEP member can be reached at tomcsheppard@yahoo.com and you can follow him on twitter at @tomcsheppard

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