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Background
  • Schools in the city have historically had larger class sizes than the rest of the State
  • Landmark lawsuit resulted in more funding from the State
  • NYC required by State to reduce class size
  • Class size is one of the most important factors affecting student learning and teacher retention
Problems
  • Despite the increased funding from the State, class sizes continue to increase
  • DoE's Capital Plan does not create enough school seats to reduce class sizes to State mandated levels
  • Many schools have class sizes beyond the maximum acceptable level in the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) contact
Actions
  • Find out class sizes at your child's school and report them to Class Size Matters (see below)
  • Attend Community Education District Council (CDEC) meetings and demand that the Capital Plan be aligned with reduced class sizes mandated by the State

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