Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Gov. Cuomo: please call off the SHSAT, absolutely critical especially during a pandemic.

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The letter below was sent to Gov. Cuomo on Monday via his webform ; feel free to send your own thoughts on the matter.   November 23, 2...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

DOE delays Panel vote on contract with new busing organization acquiring Reliant company

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DOE has made another incongruous and costly busing decision to create a new non-profit that will acquire the Reliant company that apparently...
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DOE to delay the release of any class size data due Nov. 15 until Dec. 31, and any disaggregated data until Feb.15

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UPDATE: in late February the DOE released links to aggregate class size data that then links to spreadsheets on the Open Data site that see...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Questions raised by Sen. Hoylman and advocates about the privacy of student data

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  Chalkbeat also reported on the lack of DOE compliance with the state law and Sen. Hoylman's letter today .   NY State Senator Brad Hoy...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

CM Treyger urges the DOE to report class sizes on Nov. 15 as legally required, disaggregated this year according to the type of class

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Update 11/16/2020: DOE just responded to CM Treyger’s October 15 letter to say they will delay the release of class size data that was due ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Parent leader Tory Frye on the Mayor's reversal that parents will be allowed to opt-into online learning for their children once -- and will have to decide by Nov. 15

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UPDATE 10/29/20: CEC 6 passed a resolution last night, urging the Mayor and the Chancellor to allow parents the option of choosing in-person...
Friday, October 23, 2020

Do you know where your child's personal data is? Please fill out our survey on your school's use of digital apps -

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Class Size Matters, NY Allies for Public Education, and the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy would like to know which online apps or p...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Testimony on Attendance Reporting Bills

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The NYC Council Education and Health Committees held oversight hearings on October 16 on the reopening of schools, as well as two proposed ...
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Monday, October 19, 2020

Today's Contract Committee meeting - disappointing with few questions & confusing answers from DOE

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Above is the video from today's Contract Committee of the Panel for Educational Policy. It was a short meeting, mostly composed of Ch...

Questionable DOE contracts to be voted on Oct. 21 by the PEP, concerns about DOE lack of compliance with student privacy law & ongoing issues about PEP process & lack of training

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 I sent this memo to the members of the Panel for Educational Policy last week; questions about their busing contracts, DOE's lack of co...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

"Talk out of School" on "integration fatigue" and what's happening in Finland's schools during the pandemic

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Today, on my podcast "Talk out of School," I interviewed Prof. Noliwe Rooks and author William Doyle. First, I recapped some ...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Why Covid has spread in Ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods and "Cutting School" -- how Black schools have been a focus of experimentation and profit

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Today on my WBAI podcast "Talk out of School" I updated listeners on the additional school closures planned this week in NYC, fir...
Monday, October 5, 2020

Hearings tomorrow for Success Academy charter revisions & comments from District 2 CEC members demanding more transparency

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UPDATE 10/6/20 - There was NO discussion or vote on the Success Academy revisions at the SUNY charter committee meeting today; one can only ...