A Better Contract. - http://abettercontract.org
Amy Arundell for UFT President: A New Era for the UFT, Its Members, and the People They Serve

Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, Feb. 12, 2025, A Message for Families Regarding Non-Local Law Enforcement, https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/messages-for-families

AP, Feb. 11, 2025, DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress
https://apnews.com/article/ies-musk-doge-education-cuts-4461d7bdbe9d55c5a411d8465999b011

Stars and Stripes, Feb. 7, 2025, DODEA adds lessons to ‘do not use’ list sent to schools worldwide
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2025-02-07/dodea-removes-book-pending-review-16753412.html

Scripps News, Feb. 14, 2025, Public schools face deadline to remove DEI policies or lose federal funding
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/education/public-schools-face-deadline-to-remove-dei-policies-or-lose-federal-funding

WaPost, Feb. 14, 2025, Park Service deletes trans references on Stonewall Inn monument pagehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/02/13/stonewall-transgender-lgb-national-park-service/

Stonewall National Monument website, https://www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm

Wash Post, Feb. 4, 2025 Here are the words putting science in the crosshairs of Trump’s ordershttps://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/02/04/national-science-foundation-trump-executive-orders-words/

On the Media, Feb.17, 2025. Donald Trump is Rewriting the Past.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/donald-trump-is-rewriting-the-past-plus-the-christian-groups-vying-for-political-power

MSNBC, Feb. 14,, 2025 At confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon refuses to say Black history courses will be allowed
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/linda-mcmahon-black-history-dei-trump-rcna192301

The 74, Feb. 13 Stunned Education Researchers Say Cuts Go Beyond DEI, Hitting Math, Literacyhttps://www.the74million.org/article/stunned-education-researchers-say-cuts-go-beyond-dei-hitting-math-literacy/

Audrey Watters blog https://audreywatters.com/blog/ and https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/
Audrey Watters on AI Foreclosure https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-foreclosure/

CNN, Oct. 13, 2024 With AI warning, Nobel winner joins ranks of laureates who’ve cautioned about the risks of their own work
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/13/health/nobel-laureate-warnings-ai/
Statement on AI Risk, https://www.safe.ai/work/statement-on-ai-risk

Michael Gerlach, AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6

Chalkbeat, Some crowded NYC schools want enrollment caps to cut class sizes. Will the city pay for it? https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/22/overcrowded-schools-seek-enrollment-caps-cut-class-sizes/

Gothamist, Gov. Hochul's NY school cellphone ban gets a warm reception in Albany, https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochuls-ny-school-cell-phone-ban-gets-a-warm-reception-in-albany

Chalkbeat, ‘Everyone is scared’: Deportation fears keep immigrant students home from NYC schoolshttps://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/24/trump-immigration-policy-and-deportation-fears-affect-attendance-for-immigrant-families/

Daily News, New York education officials concerned about cellphone ban amid Trump’s deportations plans, https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/01/23/new-york-education-officials-concerned-about-cellphone-ban-amid-trumps-deportations-plans/

Chalkbeat, NYC school board to vote on resolution affirming support for undocumented students, https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/08/school-board-preps-resolution-on-undocumented-students-before-trump-term/

PEP Resolution in many languages here: https://t.co/efWDQI8sbh

Class Size Matters and Education Law Center, Letter to the Commissioner Rosa about DOE's failure to comply with the class size law. https://classsizematters.org/class-size-matters-education-law-center-letter-to-commissioner-asking-that-she-require-nyc-to-abide-by-class-size-law/

Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, Teenspace sharing sensitive personal data with ad trackers and social media companies. https://studentprivacymatters.org/hearings-and-testimony-on-student-mental-health/

NYC Parent Blog, on the SHSAT and Chancellors regulations on privacy; https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2024/12/comments-on-shsat-and-chancellors.html

Class Size Matters, Presentation to CPAC: Problems with the DOE's failure to implement class size reduction https://classsizematters.org/problems-with-does-implementation-of-class-size-reduction/

Class Size Matters, Video of CPAC presentation, ten minutes in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmQinnJyThk

Jon Valant bio https://www.brookings.edu/people/jon-valant/

Brookings Institution, Project 2025 and education: A lot of bad ideas, some more actionable than others, https://www.brookings.edu/articles/project-2025-and-education-a-lot-of-bad-ideas-some-more-actionable-than-others/

Brookings Institution, Be wary of what you read in the school voucher debatehttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/be-wary-of-what-you-read-in-the-school-voucher-debate/

AP, A push for school choice fell short in Trump’s first term. He may now have a more willing Congress https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-trump-school-choice-congress-019f50fb5ad7994434573c2244fd1b62

Ed Week, What a National School Choice Program Under President Trump Might Look Like https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/what-a-national-school-choice-program-under-president-trump-might-look-like/2024/11

Reuters, Trump eyes 'school choice' tax break, a longstanding conservative goal https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-likely-expand-school-choice-longstanding-conservative-goal-2024-11-21/

AP, Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage, https://apnews.com/article/trump-woke-education-24f864d83e2f5745d12a79ebac0d7cc4

NEA, Protections Against Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Pregnancy and Related Conditions Under the New Title IX Final Rule , https://www.nea.org/resource-library/title-IX-final-rule-protections-against-discrimination

Ed Week, How Trump Could Roll Back Access to Free School Lunches, https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/how-trump-could-roll-back-access-to-free-school-lunches/2024/11

CNN, Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/business/linda-mcmahon-abuse-wwe-trump-education/index.html

Advocates for Children, Student Homelessness in New York City, 2023–24. https://advocatesforchildren.org/policy-resource/student-homelessness-data-2024/

Daily News, Push to digitize NYC entrance exam for specialized high schools reignites equity debate, https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/23/push-to-digitize-nyc-entrance-exam-for-specialized-high-schools-reignites-equity-debate/?share=tcoohytentooicndwciu

DOE's proposed contract with Pearson for the SHSAT, https://www.schools.nyc.gov/docs/default-source/data/contracts-agendac5e42b19-b471-4be6-aac5-6985c414342d.pdf?sfvrsn=2cdf075e_1

Akil Bello, SHSAT testimony for NYC Council https://akilbello.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/city-council-written-testimony-shsat-.pdf

Emily Carrazana, Testimony on high stakes testing https://classsizematters.org/class-size-matters-testimony-on-high-stakes-testing-before-the-nyc-council-education-committee/

National Academy of Science, High Stakes Testing for Tracking, Promotion, and Graduation, https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6336/high-stakes-testing-for-tracking-promotion-and-graduation

Fairtest, NACAC Panels Emphasize the Benefits of Test Optional/Free Policies, https://fairtest.org/a-review-of-panels-at-the-nacac-conference-which-discussed-test-optional-policies/

Chalkbeat, NYC specialized high school offers to Black and Latino students inch up but remain stubbornly low, https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/06/18/specialized-high-school-offers-to-black-and-latino-students-increase-but-remain-low/

Hechinger Report, The problem with high-stakes testing and women in STEM, https://hechingerreport.org/the-problem-with-high-stakes-testing-and-women-in-stem/

Jonathan Taylor, Fairness To Gifted Girls: Admissions To New York City’s Elite Public High Schools, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 25(1): 75–91 (2019).
https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/00551c876cc2f027,294b56436594090b,2e036b8a364ae7df.html

CNN, State plan calls for dropping Regents requirement by 2028, https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/education/2024/11/04/state-plan-calls-for-dropping-regents-requirement-by-2028

FairTest, Massachusetts & New York Reject Graduation Exam Requirements; Only Six States Maintain Mandatory Exit Tests For Diploma, https://fairtest.org/massachusetts-only-six-states-maintain-mandatory-exit-tests-for-diploma-voters-and-policy-makers-see-education-and-equity-benefits-from-multiple-measur/

WBUR, Question 2 wins: Mass. voters end MCAS high school graduation requirement, https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/11/06/massachusetts-ballot-question-2-approved-mcas-test-measure-result

WBUR, Billionaire Mike Bloomberg funnels $2.5M toward opposing MCAS ballot measure, https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/28/bloomberg-massachusetts-election-mcas

EdReform Now, Tracking the Impact of the SFFA Decision on College Admissions, https://edreformnow.org/2024/09/09/tracking-the-impact-of-the-sffa-decision-on-college-admissions/

Yale Daily News, Applicants, admissions officers navigate first test-flexible application process, https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11/18/applicants-admissions-officers-navigate-first-test-flexible-application-process/

Akil Bello, The NY Times Doesn’t Cover College, https://akilbello.com/2024/05/06/the-ny-times-doesnt-cover-college/

Akil Bello, The Misguided War on Test Optional, https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2024/02/05/misguided-war-test-optional-opinion

NY Times, He Worked for Years to Overturn Affirmative Action and Finally Won. He’s Not Done. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/us/edward-blum-affirmative-action-race.html

Washington Post, Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/11/fearless-fund-edward-blum-settlement/

Trans formative Schools Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/trans.formative.schools/

Trans formative schools website https://www.transformativeschools.org/](https://www.transformativeschools.org/)

Simón(e) Sun, PhD website https://simonesun.com/](https://simonesun.com/

Peña, R., Florence, J. & Daniels, A. A., (2023) “Trans formative Schools: Transing Education”, VUE (Voices in Urban Education)_ 51(2), 16–20. doi: https://doi.org/10.35240/vue.32

NYSED, Creating a Safe, Supportive, and Affirming School Environment for Transgender and Gender Expansive Students: 2023 Legal Update and Best Practices Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/student-support-services/creating-a-safe-supportive-and-affirming-school-environment-for-transgender-and-gender-expansive-students-faq-2023.pdf

Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, Letter opposing the proposed revisions to Chancellors regulation A-820; https://classsizematters.org/serious-concerns-with-does-proposed-weakening-of-their-student-privacy-regulations-how-you-can-help/ on student privacy

Briefing on failures of NYC to protect student privacy including potential revisions to Chancellors regulation A-820 co-sponsored by AQE and the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy https://studentprivacymatters.org/safeguarding-your-childs-personal-data-threat-to-student-privacy-from-does-use-of-digital-learning-teenspace-college-board-ai-more/

Talk out of School show on threats to student privacy from Teenspace and AI, Sept. 23, 2024 https://talk-out-of-school.simplecast.com/episodes/student-privacy-concerns-with-teenspace-and-ai

DOE's proposal for 3rd year SY2025-2026 of mandated class size reduction  video: Joint Class Size Training Webinar (Open external link);  Class Size FAQ

Chalkbeat, As Kamala Harris ascends to Democratic presidential frontrunner, get to know her education record
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/07/22/democratic-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-on-education-and-schools/

Hechinger Report, How could Project 2025 change education?
https://hechingerreport.org/how-could-project-2025-change-education/

Center for American Progress, Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local Schools https://www.americanprogress.org/article/project-2025s-elimination-of-title-i-funding-would-hurt-students-and-decimate-teaching-positions-in-local-schools/

Remarks by Vice President Harris at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/07/25/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-the-american-federation-of-teachers-88th-national/

The 74, In Private Texts, NY Ed Council Reps, Congressional Candidate Demean LGBTQ Kids, https://www.the74million.org/article/in-private-texts-ny-ed-council-reps-congressional-candidate-demean-lgbtq-kids/

Hedgeclippers, Billionaire-Backed Bigots in the Big Apple http://hedgeclippers.org/billionaire-backed-bigots-in-the-big-apple/

Upper East Side. Extremist Group ‘Moms For Liberty’ Plans UES Event, Drawing Condemnation, https://www.uppereastsite.com/moms-for-liberty-upper-east-side-town-hall/  

Patch, Outrage Builds Over UES 'Moms For Liberty' Event https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/outrage-builds-over-ues-moms-liberty-event 

Institute for Free Speech, Federal Judge Rules for Parents; Reinstates Maud Maron to Education Council in Pivotal Free Speech Case https://www.ifs.org/news/federal-judge-rules-for-parents-reinstates-maud-maron-to-education-council-in-pivotal-free-speech-case/