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Michael Ransom, Representative of Class Size Matters, on Troubling Discrepancies in Class Size Compliance Across NYC Schools
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Michael Ransom addresses the City Council on the disparities in class size compliance, particularly in high-need schools, and suggests several unheeded recommendations to address these issues.
- Details data showing lowest compliance with class size caps in high-need schools, contrasting with Department of Education's positive spin.
- Only 46 out of 1500 citywide schools fully comply with class size caps, none of which are high-need schools.
- Highlights unadopted recommendations from a Class Size Working Group report, including stopping school co-locations without impact analysis and adjusting enrollment for smaller classes.
- Criticizes the Department of Education's budget cuts and lack of transparency in school construction and funding allocation.
- Advocates for strengthening the teacher pipeline, incentivizing teachers to work in high-need schools, and adding a separate budget line for class size reduction.