tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post6449939584820254124..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: ACTIVISTS NEED TO PUSH LEGISLATURE TO OVERIDE HOCHUL IF SHE VETOES OR POCKET VETOES LOWER CLASS SIZE BILLJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-41622657734374434482022-07-25T16:01:09.242-04:002022-07-25T16:01:09.242-04:00John C. Liu
Reducing class sizes is not an unfunde...John C. Liu<br />Reducing class sizes is not an unfunded mandate. The state is at long last fully funding foundation aid with $1.6B every year so NYC can provide a sound basic education for our kids. Spoke w/ @errollouis about how @nycschools can and should make it happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27415628468183485212022-07-17T21:41:11.070-04:002022-07-17T21:41:11.070-04:00Don't worry @ 7:12, we won't feed you. We ...Don't worry @ 7:12, we won't feed you. We might stick a pacifier in your mouth tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-70494308486646635462022-07-17T19:12:22.951-04:002022-07-17T19:12:22.951-04:00Don’t feed the 🧌 Don’t feed the 🧌 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-32493356324271162072022-07-17T17:34:52.356-04:002022-07-17T17:34:52.356-04:001:06 deformer doesn't mean what you think it m...1:06 deformer doesn't mean what you think it means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-36489770634517278792022-07-17T13:06:46.471-04:002022-07-17T13:06:46.471-04:00Deformers don’t like to address this, because basi...Deformers don’t like to address this, because basically they don’t. Testing doesn’t. Screening doesn’t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-59059999027920495182022-07-17T11:34:35.722-04:002022-07-17T11:34:35.722-04:00Class size involves inclusion and compliance
Mich...Class size involves inclusion and compliance<br /><br />Michael Elsen-Rooney on Twitter:<br /><br />None of these problems are new, + some advocates say they won’t be solved until DOE rethinks entire model of segregating students w/ emotional disabilities. <br /><br />DOE Dep. Chancellor @QCarolyneQ1 said “inclusion is the direction we want to go” but D75 will still play a role.<br /><br />But the direct experiences + observations of kids + parents say more than the stats.<br /><br />“I feel in my heart they don’t know what to do with these kids, so they gave up on them,” said the mom of one recent grad.<br /><br />New: I spoke w/ 10 families + educators about dire conditions for students w/ emotional disabilities in NYC’s Dist. 75, incl frequent violence + threadbare academic/extracurricular options. <br /><br />It’s “like they’re institutionalized,” one staffer said.<br /><br />https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-emotional-disabilities-district-75-pipeline-for-failure-20220717-27lssmftpjfkdfuyetlb6cpec4-story.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-66876958774439170712022-07-17T00:10:41.594-04:002022-07-17T00:10:41.594-04:00Low enrollment, perfect. But stop excessing and c...Low enrollment, perfect. But stop excessing and cutting the budget to help turn that into lower class size by design. The extra funding of 1.6B per year is likely not enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-18024001835314816982022-07-17T00:08:13.066-04:002022-07-17T00:08:13.066-04:00I’m afraid you just have to read between the lines...I’m afraid you just have to read between the lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-37339217594302483312022-07-16T22:45:42.374-04:002022-07-16T22:45:42.374-04:00Low enrollment, perfect time to reduce class size,...Low enrollment, perfect time to reduce class size, don’t you see?! Wouldn’t be such a jolt, granted it rolls in over 5 yrs. And low enrollment now doesn’t mean it’ll stay low over those years, esp. once the schools start looking more appealing, responsive, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-84408164534822986262022-07-16T21:22:27.736-04:002022-07-16T21:22:27.736-04:008:18 ok Captain Obvious. I think we all know that ...8:18 ok Captain Obvious. I think we all know that budget cuts will affect class size planning. Duh. BUT your post keeps pointing out students are not enrolling. Thats the argument the opposition is making. So I was being sarcastic that youre making the argument for them. Lol. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-55226938210600853592022-07-16T20:18:53.846-04:002022-07-16T20:18:53.846-04:00Wrong, the whole point is the time is now to do it...Wrong, the whole point is the time is now to do it! It requires more teachers, more space, more money. Impossible to do it and cut budgets like they plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-74467497538898283742022-07-16T16:11:43.481-04:002022-07-16T16:11:43.481-04:001:41 and 2:44 you make a good case for not focusin...1:41 and 2:44 you make a good case for not focusing on class size reduction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-5377983172311771042022-07-16T15:05:57.203-04:002022-07-16T15:05:57.203-04:00Well no shit @2:01. Since you fools are claiming i...Well no shit @2:01. Since you fools are claiming it's satire, I used the same satire piece and changed the name. Not satire when the name is changed, eh? Idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-22987053198237549582022-07-16T14:44:09.562-04:002022-07-16T14:44:09.562-04:00Michael Elsen-Rooney
Daily News
Projections als...Michael Elsen-Rooney <br />Daily News <br /><br />Projections also give a preview of what the system will look like if, as DOE expects, enrollment keeps falling sharply.<br /><br />For ex., DOE projecting 243 schools next yr w/ under 200 students, up from 129 in 2019-20. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-29609317453747888532022-07-16T14:00:05.589-04:002022-07-16T14:00:05.589-04:00"I don't like censorship, but I will do ..."I don't like censorship, but I will do it."<br />Let the adults figure it out on their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-20502256042183843022022-07-15T01:41:04.637-04:002022-07-15T01:41:04.637-04:00“$215M cut didn’t include additional slashes to sc...“$215M cut didn’t include additional slashes to school budgets based on next yr’s projected enrollment losses, which raise total school budget reduction to $372M, according @bradlander” but actually total Galaxy cuts are way over $1B as of today.<br /><br />Leonie Haimson on Daily News article NYC Ed Dept projects student enrollment will drop by another 30,000 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-57746974528064041032022-07-12T16:07:48.368-04:002022-07-12T16:07:48.368-04:00https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2022/0...https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2022/07/mayor-adams-calls-protestors-clowns-and.html?m=1<br /><br />^Leonie Haimson<br /><br />How @NYCMayor Adams called protestors "clowns" & wrongly blamed Albany for FSF & his budget cuts to schools - incl transcript of his remarks <br /><br />Susan Edelman<br /><br />The mayor repeats: "We are paying 100% of Fair Student Funding." He fails to acknowledge that the DOE has CUT the per-pupil FSF allotment for every student across-the-board, including the disabled. This per-student cut is on top of reductions due to enrollment losses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-3919409338296286172022-07-08T18:06:54.264-04:002022-07-08T18:06:54.264-04:00Diane Ravitch (education historian, former US Assi...Diane Ravitch (education historian, former US Assistant Secretary of Education)<br /><br />NYC teachers criticize massive school budget cuts. Is NYC Mayor Adams cutting public school budgets to benefit charter schools? Charter billionaires contributed generously to his campaign. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8861727922426359482022-07-08T13:49:12.851-04:002022-07-08T13:49:12.851-04:00Yes, we work within machines against or for other ...Yes, we work within machines against or for other machines. Next comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-10010248311963360732022-07-08T12:17:27.942-04:002022-07-08T12:17:27.942-04:00Leonie Haimson
.@nycmayor said he’d like to focus...Leonie Haimson<br /><br />.@nycmayor said he’d like to focus efforts on struggling schools.<br /><br />“Let’s make sure we reduce class sizes in those schools that are in need of smaller classes because they’re hurting academically” So why is he increasing class size in those schools too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-36423331632423028312022-07-08T11:49:50.749-04:002022-07-08T11:49:50.749-04:00Maybe THIS time if you vote for the democrat candi...Maybe THIS time if you vote for the democrat candidate in Albany, she’ll lower class size. It’s not like last time. Or the time before that or the time before that time. THIS TIME is different. I’m sure they won’t screw us THIS TIME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-66408844265245931832022-07-08T09:33:39.999-04:002022-07-08T09:33:39.999-04:00City Hall, Gov. Kathy Hochul to negotiate details ...City Hall, Gov. Kathy Hochul to negotiate details of NY class size bill: Eric Adams<br /><br />https://nypost.com/2022/07/07/city-hall-gov-kathy-hochul-to-negotiate-details-of-ny-class-size-bill-eric-adams/amp/<br /><br />“It’s outrageous”<br />Advocates fret as Hochul stalls on bill to cap class sizes<br /><br />https://www.manhattantimesnews.com/its-outrageouses-indignante/<br /><br />Senator Liu discusses mayoral control and class size legislation at CEC 25 meeting<br /><br />https://qns.com/2022/07/senator-liu-mayoral-class-size-legislation-cec-25/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-65316967661031811762022-07-07T19:12:07.241-04:002022-07-07T19:12:07.241-04:00Mayor control is about the willful degradation of ...Mayor control is about the willful degradation of public education.<br /><br />Keeping class sizes large makes for substandard, inferior education and it helps to justify the need for the privatization of public education.<br /><br />The profit motive is strong and the harm to democracy is very great.<br /><br />Much of the cultural decline in the United States can be attributed to the privatization of the public commons. Moral imbeciles like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg love charter schools because they, like their fellow oligarch, Donald Trump, despise democracy. They are hard core elitists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-25262531341527428092022-07-07T17:28:56.240-04:002022-07-07T17:28:56.240-04:00Leonie Haimson:
Not only is money there for smalle...Leonie Haimson:<br />Not only is money there for smaller classes, but they will be vital to @nycmayor planned initiatives, such as dyslexia screening.<br /><br />“Those initiatives will be harder to achieve in large classes. Class size is critical for Adams to achieve his goals.”<br /> manhattantimesnews.com/its-outrageous…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-83204262159514475972022-07-07T16:18:56.402-04:002022-07-07T16:18:56.402-04:00https://shorefrontnews.com/2022/07/07/colton-wants...https://shorefrontnews.com/2022/07/07/colton-wants-smaller-classrooms/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com