NYC Council poised to approve class-size transparency bill
The New York City Council is poised to approve a bill that would track the city’s progress on reducing class size — a state mandate that the mayor’s office has opposed and that advocates say the city is struggling to meet.
The bill aims to track the Department of Education's progress with a five-year phase-in of a state law passed in 2022 that requires class sizes to be reduced by 2028. The state's mandated limits on each class size vary depending on grade level and range from 20 to 25 students. Besides requiring the DOE to disclose actual class sizes, the bill would also expand reporting on the number of students in special programs, including English language learners and students with disabilities.
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