NYC Public School Parents: 2016 Skinny awards

Here are some video highlights from our Skinny Awards Dinner on June 9, 2016; with speeches by Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Chair of the Contracts Committee, public education hero and Class Size Matters board member Diane Ravitch, and Juan Gonzalez, investigative reporter, who received a lifetime award for his work in uncovering corruption and waste in DOE spending, oppressive charter school practices, and fighting for the rights of students and the dispossessed.

Council Member Helen Rosenthal at the 2016 Skinny Awards from Class Size Matters on Vimeo.

Diane Ravitch at the 2016 Skinny Awards from Class Size Matters on Vimeo.

Juan Gonzalez speaking at the 2016 Skinny Awards from Class Size Matters on Vimeo.

Monday, June 13, 2016

Contact key education policymakers

Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos: nycchancellor@schools.nyc.gov Governor Hochul: https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form NYS Education Commissioner Betty Rosa: commissioner@nysed.gov Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie: 518-455-3791, speaker@assembly.state.ny.us Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins: 518-455-2585, MajorityLeaderCommunications@nysenate.gov Assembly Education Chair Michael Benedetto: 518-455-5296, benedettom@nyassembly.gov Senate Education Chair Shelley B. Mayer: 518-455-2031, smayer@nysenate.gov Senate NYC Education Chair John Liu: 518-455-2210; liu@nysenate.gov Mayor Adams: webform here; you can also call 311. Chancellor Banks : nycchancellor@schools.nyc.gov NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams : SpeakerAdams@council.nyc.gov Click here to find your City Council member; https://council.nyc.gov/districts/

Board of Regents members

Regent.Young@nysed.gov;; Regent.Tilles@nysed.gov; Regent.Cea@nysed.gov; Regent.Norwood@nysed.gov;; Regent.Chin@nysed.gov; Regent.Mittler@nysed.gov ; Regent.Wills@nysed.gov; Regent.Tanikawa@nysed.gov; Regent.Ferrer@nysed.gov; Regent.Catania@nysed.gov; Regent.Hale@nysed.gov; Regent.Pratts@nysed.gov; Regent.Mannion@nysed.gov; Regent.Rivera@NYSED.gov; Regent.Mannion@nysed.gov; Regent.Rivera@nysed.gov; Regent.Krist@nysed.gov; Regent.Wiley@nysed.gov; Regent.ThomasWilliams@nysed.gov; regentsoffice@nysed.gov