How is New York's class size law faring?
Since New York State passed its smaller class sizes law, advocates have called out officials for not keeping up with the budget mandates.
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Since New York State passed its smaller class sizes law, advocates have called out officials for not keeping up with the budget mandates.
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More than 300,000 students at New York City’s “high-need” schools are currently enrolled in oversized classes, according to the United Federation of Teachers,
On October 18, The New York Times published a piece entitled, “Smaller Classes? At Elite Schools, Some Parents Say ‘No Thanks,” in which the author seemed surprised at the counterintuitive revelation that some NYC parents are not automatically cheering the September 2022 law signed by Governor Kathy Hochul mandating lowering class size. This initiative would […]
The new "unfunded" state-mandated smaller class size rule is projected to cost NYC nearly $2 billion annually, according to a new report from the city's Independent Budget Office.