Talk Out of School

Sun, Sep 24, 2023 19:00 PM

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Hosts: Leonie Haimson & Daniel Alicea

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Synopsis: After a brief recap of NYC school news, Leonie's guest this week is Johanna Garcia, parent activist, the chief of staff to Sen. Robert Jackson and the co-chair of the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, which was appointed by Chancellor Banks to help develop a class size reduction plan in accordance with the new state law. She spoke about the history and background of the class size law, how it came out of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit, and the Class Size Working Group's preliminary proposals that will be presented starting this week for public

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Johanna Garcia, Chief of Staff for Sen. Robert Jackson and co - chair of the Class Size Working Group

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Chalkbeat, COVID guidance for NYC schools https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/9/12/23870420/nyc-schools-covid-guidance-2023-2024-testing-vaccines
UNESCO report, An Ed Tech Tragedy? https://www.unesco.org/en/digital-education/ed-tech-tragedy
NY Times on the UNESCO report https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/unesco-report-remote-learning-inequity.html
Class Size Matters presentation, Ways in which NYC DOE is putting student privacy at risk https://classsizematters.org/the-many-ways-in-which-doe-is-putting-student-privacy-at-risk
Class Size Matters Testimony, Dangers of DOE plans to expand online learning and ed tech https://classsizematters.org/testimony-on-the-dangers-of-doe-plans-to-expand-online-learning-and-ed-tech
FAQ on the new state class size law https://classsizematters.org/faq-on-the-states-new-class-size-law
Class Size Working Group (CSWG) public engagement sessions to present their proposals for feedback:
Tuesday, September 26th – 5- 7:30pm online (Manhattan/Brooklyn);
Wednesday, September 27th – 5- 7:30pm online (Queens/Bronx/Staten Island)
Monday, October 2nd – 5- 7:30pm in person at MLK Campus, 122 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan (Citywide)
Registration for these sessions here: https://learndoe.org/class_size/
More information on the CSWG and their proposals: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/financial/contracts-for-excellence

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