Dr. Michael Oppenheimer bio

Gothamist - NYC schools open amid flooding as parents wonder how students will get home

Chalkbeat New York - Torrential downpour floods 150 NYC schools, throws commutes into disarray

NYC DOE Emergency Readiness

NYC Green Schools Guide

City green plan for schools

Federal bill for green new deal for schools just introduced by Bowman and Markey

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 article about the UNESCO report https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/unesco-report-remote-learning-inequity.html

Class Size Matters presentation on the ways 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 on dangers of DOE plans to expand online learning and ed techhttps://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 Auditorium, 122 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan  (Citywide) .
Register for these sessions here: https://learndoe.org/class_size/

More information on the CSWG and their proposals here: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/financial/contracts-for-excellence

Professor Noliwe Rooks bio 

Broken air conditioners mean some NYC students return to hot classrooms

NYC students and school staff swelter in class with nearly 500 AC repairs needed

Back to School Heat Wave: How Should the UFT Respond?

Call to Action: Does your Classroom/School have functioning AC?

Complete this survey to help in this campaign: http://tinyurl.com/nycdoeacsurvey

DOE info and updates on school bus strike: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/transportation/transportation-overview

Class Size Matters: Comments on the DOE's inadequate class size plan, signed onto by more than 230 advocates, parents, and educators https://classsizematters.org/comments-on-the-does-class-size-reduction-plan/

NY Daily News: Some NYC class sizes could grow this year under revised draft plan: advocates https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-class-sizes-could-grow-revised-draft-plan-20230827-bk7aqeplhfe47kiyskhbg4mv5q-story.html

Mike Bloomberg 2001 campaign flyer promising to lower class size, https://classsizematters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bloomberg-campaign-flyer-2001.pdf

Chalkbeat: As asylum seekers continue arriving in NYC, some face school enrollment delays https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/8/29/23851045/school-enrollment-delays-asylum-seekers-nyc-migrants

NY Daily News: NYC public schools bracing for record influx of new migrant students: city officials, https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-hundreds-new-migrant-students-enrolled-in-local-public-schools-during-summer-20230830-mwfrboztzrg6nlsrd2zadaluqa-story.html

Assembly Bill A06665 to amend the current state law on school lockdown drills 

Chalkbeat: NYC teachers get little to no training on lockdown drills, https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/7/13/23207447/nyc-teachers-get-little-to-no-training-on-lockdown-drills

Nature, Impacts of school shooter drills on the psychological well-being of American K-12 school communities: a social media study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-021-00993-6

The Trace: New York Bill Seeks to Make Lockdown Drills Less Traumatic for Students. 

Chalkbeat: New bill would allow NY students to opt out of lockdown drills

ABC7 NY: Lawmakers propose bill to reduce number of active shooter drills in New York schools

Spectrum: 'We're learning': Bill would set standards for required active shooter drills

CBS6 Albany: State lawmakers propose to end school lockdown drill requirements

The Hill: Active shooter drills may be traumatizing millions of students

MSNBC: Making students believe they’re about to die is not a lockdown drill. It’s abuse.

NY Daily News: NYC officials outline school safety strategies ahead of back to school https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-officials-outline-school-safety-strategies-ahead-of-back-to-school-20230901-uu6nx4yp2zdyzkp2nku7zrkxq4-story.html

ABC7NY:  NYC schools to feature new front door locks and safety agents this year https://abc7ny.com/amp/back-to-school-back-to-school-nyc-public-schools/13725589

Contact info for AM Jo Anne Simon: https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Jo-Anne-Simon

Dr. Bettina Love's website

Order her new book: Punished For Dreaming

Education Week article: Stop Talking About ‘Gaps’ in Education—Talk About Harm: Call it what it is

PISTNYC website

Sign the Petition: Demand the Mayor and Department of Education Meet Their Responsibilityto Transport our NYC Students to School

ABC News: Possible school bus driver strike could leave New York City families in limbo

NYC 311 advisory: Potential Yellow School Bus Strike

Hearings today on charter co-locations and the eviction of West Side HS focused on class size

Lawsuit filed against NYC Education Department to block relocation of West Side High School

Public school occupational and physical therapists reject the new UFT contract, demand higher pay

2018 UFT Resolution to stand in solidarity with occupational and physical therapists throughout the renegotiation of a contract with the city of New York

Op-Ed: Occupation and Physical Therapists Continue to Fight for a Fair UFT Contract

NY Daily News, NYC school officials were warned of cybersecurity flaws weeks before attack on student data, July 9, 2023; https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-state-comptroller-warned-schools-of-cybersecurity-issues-before-nyc-breach-20230709-5nxdgo724rg3fi5mvpbt7lrzy4-story.html •

Audit from the Office of the State Comptroller, Privacy and Security of Student Data, May 2023;  https://www.osc.state.ny.us/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s29.pdf

To contact the State Comptroller's State Government Accountability office with concerns about NYSED and/or NYC lack of compliance with the state student privacy law; contact Audit Director: Nadine Morrell;  Phone: (518) 474-3271 Email: [email protected]

The Journal,  K–12 Ransomware Attacks Rose 43% in 2022, Encryption Used More Often, Survey Shows, June 8. 2023; https://thejournal.com/articles/2023/06/08/k12-ransomware-attacks-rose-43-percent-in-2022-encryption-used-more-often.aspx

Sophos, The State of Ransomware 2023; https://assets.sophos.com/X24WTUEQ/at/c949g7693gsnjh9rb9gr8/sophos-state-of-ransomware-2023-wp.pdf

EdSurge, Student Privacy Is at More Risk Than Ever Before. Can K-12 Schools Keep It Safe? April, 17, 2023; https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-04-17-student-privacy-is-at-more-risk-than-ever-before-can-k-12-schools-keep-it-safe

 74 Interview: Cybersecurity Expert Doug Levin on the Harms of Student Data Hacks, May 31, 2022; https://www.the74million.org/article/74-interview-cybersecurity-expert-levin-on-the-harms-of-student-data-hacks/

 K12 Security Information Exchange (K12 SIX). “The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: Year in Review – 2022 Annual Report.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e441b46adfb340b05008fe7/t/6228bfe3f412c818293e16e1/1646837732368/StateofK12Cybersecurity2022.pdf

 EdWeek Market Brief: K-12 Dealmaking: Frontline Acquired for $3.7B; Illuminate Education Bought by Renaissance; https://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/k-12-dealmaking-frontline-acquired-3-7b-illuminate-bought-renaissance/

City and State: New York City Council adopts budget, but not without criticism

Chalkbeat NY: NYC teachers union and Adams administration reach tentative deal on 5-year contract

Video: Mayor Adams and UFT Announce Tentative Contract, June 13, 2023

 Text of the new proposed UFT contract and  Memorandum of Agreement 

Amy Zimmer and Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, NYC teachers union and Adams administration reach tentative deal on 5-year contract , June 13, 2023

Leonie Haimson, Department of Education Fails to Plan for Mandatory Class Size Reduction, Gotham Gazette, June 12, 2023; 

UFT on the capital plan cuts 

Class Size Matters chart with Capital plan cuts by school district and Initial School Galaxy budgets for next year compared to their total Galaxy budgets this year 

Sample letter to City Council: Do not allow DOE to cut school budgets and the capital plan once again 

Session Slide Notes - The new class size law: is DOE prepared to comply?

Announcement: Annual Parent Conference on Saturday  6-11 

Restore DOE Passover Observance Days 2023-2024 School Year Sign-on Form

JTA: NYC public schools don’t have the final two days of Passover off next year. A petition is trying to change that

Chalkbeat: NYC’s 2023-24 school calendar is out, and many teachers aren’t happy

OT/PTS for A Fair Contract