Our June 7 Parent Action Conference was a great success, with terrific speeches from former principal and Congressman Jamaal Bowman and NYC Council Education Chair Rita Joseph, as well as informative presentations, thought-provoking discussions and a call to action.  If your CEC or community group would like a similar presentation on any of the topics below, please email us at info@classsizematters.org 

The full day’s events including links to the keynote address and the presentations are here. Thank to those of you who came!  

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Parent Action Conference 2025
Co-sponsored by Class Size Matters and NYC Kids PAC

* 10 AM – 10:30 AM: Welcome and Keynote speaker Hon. Jamaal Bowman

How to fight Trump’s Assault on Public Education  (video here.)

* 10:30 – 11:15 AM: Breakout Session #1

• How to run for office: Naila Rosario and Margaret Kelley, NYC Kids PAC

• Class size – what happens now?: Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters

• Fighting charter school abuse: Fatima Geidi, NYC Kids PAC; attorneys Nelson Mar, Leo Glickman, Laura Barbieri, and former charter parent Marilyn Blanco

* 11:15-11:30 AM: Reconvened and Guest speaker NYC Council Education Chair Rita Joseph

* 11:30 AM- 12:15 PM: Breakout Session #2

• How to defend your family against ACS: Naila Rosario, NYC Kids PAC, with Tanesha Grant of Parents Supporting Parents NY, Shalonda Hackett, Neighborhood Defenders Services  and Ysmerlyn Murshed of Center for Family Representation

• The need to strengthen student privacy against data breaches, commercial exploitation & the expansion of AI: Leonie Haimson, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy

• How parents and teachers can have a voice through their School and District Leadership Teams: Jan Atwell, NYC Kids PAC

• Defending the Rights of Students with Special Needs: Attorneys Nelson Mar and Laura Barbieri

* 12:15 – 12:45 PM: Call to action [slides here.]