Talk Out of School

The New 3 Rs - https://thenew3rs.org/ People’s Budget Campaign Launch Meeting The Needs From Harlem To Hollis -   https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/peoples-budget-campaign-launch-meeting-the-needs-from-harlem-to-hollis/ The People's Plan NYC - https://peoplesplan.nyc/

NPR on Judith Heumann's inspiring life People's Plan Rally  on March 7 at 11 AM in front of Tweed against education budget cuts  CBS 60 minutes on the new NYC refugee students and how PS 145M welcomed them and more at 60 Minutes overtime Project Open Arms spreadsheet at https://tinyurl.com/psopenarms  with data for schools receiving funding for refugee students Columbia Spectator on worsening over...

Vox - The racist idea that changed American education: How a landmark Supreme Court decision was shaped by the racist idea that poor children can’t learn The People's Plan NYC RSVP for the 3/7 People's Budget Campaign Launch #CareNotCuts 

Videos of NYC rally on Feb. 3, 2023: elected officials and parent leaders explaining why they oppose raising the cap on charter schools​. https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2023/02/legislators-and-parents-speak-out.html   Send a message​ to NY Governor and state legislators urging them not to raise the charter cap but require more accountability and transparency for the charter sector.  ...

NYC’s Early Childhood Education Delayed Payment Crisis NYC’s pre-K workers, programs say they’re in limbo after reorganization Top NYC early childhood official leaves amid crisis in preschool payment delays Adams administration pledges to pay childcare centers after funding delays NYC pols demand answers over ousted early childhood staffers after Post report United Federation of Teachers rallies a...

Class Size Matters analysis of the Mayor Adam's preliminary education budget for FY 2024. Class Size Matters testimony and account of Council hearings on NYC enrollment policies Chalkbeat on the cancellation of plans to co-locate Success Academy charter schools with public schools in Queens and the Bronx Recommendations from the Regents Taskforce for Reducing Disparities and Reforming School Disci...

- Educolor - http://educolor.org The NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees - http://nycretirees.org 

Panel for Educational Policy meetings on January 24 and January 25, 2023  Information on Success Charter school Co-location proposals in Queens  to be voted upon  on January 24    and   in the Bronx on January 25   NYC Parent Blog: Comments on charter school co-locations   Gary Rubinstein on Success Academy student attrition rates  here and here Legal judgement against Success Academy charters for...

New schools chief vows to slash bloated DOE, whose budget grew $10B under de Blasio  Chancellor David Banks pumps up DOE bureaucracy amid budget cuts to schools Controversial NYC $31 million textbook contract offers no discounts despite massive school system Adams Gives Himself ‘Solid B+’ on First Year. How’s He Done?    

NYC Public School Parent blog on Horrible McGraw Hill contract  and Daily News on its temporary withdrawal Panel for Educational Policy meetings on proposed charter school co-locations, scheduled for Dec. 21,  Jan. 5 and Jan. 25. Gary Rubinstein on Success Academy student attrition Pen America reports on book-banning and how to subscribe to their newsletter on the subject  NY Times on A Fast-Growi...

Sue's archive of articles at the New York Post: https://nypost.com/author/susan-edelman/ The FOIL lawsuit memo: https://www.classsizematters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NYP-lawsuit-FOIL-memo-of-law.pdf Some of the more recent stories we covered in the broadcast: - NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, Eric Adams put each other’s girlfriends in top posts - Chancellor David Banks pumps up DOE burea...

Class Size Matters press release  on the Appellate court decision on the school budget cuts lawsuit; here are news clips from the   NY Times , the Daily News , Chalkbeat and Gothamist . Christopher Bonastia,  The Battle Nearer to Home: The Persistence of School Segregation in New York City . Order from Barnes and Noble .  Under his musical alias Uno Collision, Bonastia has also released a soundtra...

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# NYC sends $12 million to schools serving newcomers. The city’s budget watchdog says they’re owed more. [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/10/31/23433768/migrant-student-funding-nyc-school]   NYC Council, advocates blast DOE for delaying payments to early childhood programs [ https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/nyc-council-advocates-blast-city-for-late-payments-to-child-care-workers/ ]   # Adams administra...

https://www.wiesenthal.com/ https://nypost.com/2022/08/14/nyc-parents-want-principal-claire-lowenstein-ousted-from-manhattan-school-for-children/ https://ilovetheupperwestside.com/p-s-333-principal-claire-lowenstein-will-be-removed-from-position/ 

    Chancellor Banks on why he's keeping selective admissions policies https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/10/13/23403030/david-banks-screened-school-admissions-nyc The plight of NYC schools trying to support the new influx of migrant students https://gothamist.com/news/south-bronx-school-struggles-to-accommodate-dozens-of-asylum-seeking-students Leonie's visit to one of these schools https://nycpublics...

Chancellor Adams  proposals on middle school and high school admissions in Chalkbeat and Washington Post Daily News oped , A Tale of two school systems, again Oral arguments in  Appellate Court, Tucker vs City of NY: starting 2 hours and 54 minutes on  YouTube here.  FAQ for parents and teachers on Regents "exit exams" and why they should be eliminated Shino Tanikawa on Why the Fair Student Fundin...

Parents to Improve Student Transportation (PIST) - http://pistnyc.org One Parent's School Transportation Nightmare - https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/education/2021/10/22/for-one-nyc-family--it-took-a-month-for-the-school-bus-to-arrive

Leonie Haimson, Troubling Series of Uncertainties Mars Reopening of New York City Schools, Gotham Gazette https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/11568-uncertainties-reopening-new-york-city-schools-covid-funding Parents and advocates thank Gov. Hochul and cheer the signing of the class size bill https://classsizematters.org/parents-and-advocates-thank-gov-hochul-and-cheer-the-signing-of-the-class-si...

Faith leaders call on Mayor to “immediately restore $469 million cut from public schools” https://www.jfrej.org/news/2022/08/faith-leaders-pray-nyc-mayor-restorethecuts The letter itself signed by 140+ NYC faith leaders and groups https://www.jfrej.org/news/2022/08/faith-leaders-pray-nyc-mayor-restorethecuts Article about the letter in City and State journal https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2...

Newark and Philadelphia schools keep their mask mandates Annie Tan's blog: Today, I resigned from teaching Liat Olenick in the Nation: Why I’m Joining the Exodus of Teachers Leaving the Classroom    

Gothamist, The inside story of how NYC schools spent $90 million on air purifiers that have stirred controversy https://gothamist.com/news/the-inside-story-of-how-nyc-schools-spent-90-million-on-air-purifiers-that-have-stirred-controversy

Learn more about the lawsuit at the Class Size Matters website.   Press release here ; legal documents here .   Newsclips here .

Get updates about the lawsuit at Class Size Matters 

Related links: Mayor Adams called protestors "clowns" and blamed Albany for his budget cuts to schools last night Updated analysis: total Galaxy school cuts as of July 14 now at $1.42 billion AQE Digital Toolkit - #RestoreTheCuts People's Rally to Restore School Budgets - Sunday, July 17th at 10 AM, Bennet Park,  Upper Manhattan Rally for Our Schools - Monday, July 19th,  10 AM, Tweed, Manhattan J...