2018 is nearly done, but our fight for smaller classes and student privacy continues. We rely on your support to
make this happen; please make a tax-deductible donation to Class
Size Matters today.
Our organization can survive only because of the generosity
of individuals like you, who understand that all children deserve classes small
enough to enable them to receive real personalized learning from their teachers. Please click here
to contribute; if you’d like your donation to go to our privacy work, you can
indicate that on the line which says “designate your donation to a specific
program or fund.”
This fall, our Parent Coalition for Student Privacy released
an Educator Privacy
Toolkit, along with the Badass Teachers Association, that has already been
downloaded more than 1500 times. Take a look and join
us for a webinar on January 20, where we will provide practical tips on how
teachers can better protect their students’ data and their own.
Two weeks ago, I
co-authored an op-ed showing that the deal that NYC made to put a new Amazon
headquarters in Long Island City will likely lead to more school overcrowding,
with two potential sites for schools given away to this corporate giant.
Ten days ago, we
released a new report, showing how the Mayor’s expansion of preK in
NYC has caused worse overcrowding in 352 NYC elementary schools enrolling more
than 236,000 students. We continue to press the mayor and the Chancellor to provide
equity for NYC children. which can only occur if more schools are built and class
sizes lowered to averages that prevail in the rest of the state.
Please show your support,
so we can continue our fight to improve every student’s opportunity to learn
next year and in the years to come.
Happy Holidays, Leonie
PS I have posted my
personal list of the best of 2018 – in books, education and politics. Take a look!
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