NYC education advocates say the city needs to make a multi-year plan to reduce class sizes to comply with a New York state mandate.
Education advocates say the city’s Department of Education needs to develop a multi-year plan to reduce class sizes, even afterThe advocates say more than the newly opened schools and annexes, which include 11,000 new classroom seats, is needed to keep the city on track to meet its state-mandated goal of lowering classes to no more than 20 to 25 students per class, depending on grade, byLeonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters in NYC , is part of a working group assigned by the...
“NYC public schools continue to have classes significantly more overcrowded than the rest of the state,” Liu said. “This is unacceptable and unconstitutional, and the mayor, who controls the school system, must fix the problem.”to hire more teachers next year. She and others from Class Size Matters, including teachers and parents, have urged the DOE and the mayor to allocate at least $300 million.
She is also concerned that learning disruptions could occur if the city does not start a plan of action soon.
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