Our education briefing for City Council candidates

On Dec. 9, 2020, along with Class Size Matters, we held an online briefing for City Council candidates and campaign staff.  Many thanks to the 85 or so people who participated.  The presentation which covered a range of issues from the education budget, class size and school overcrowding, to charter schools, testing and Mayoral control, […]

Important endorsements & info on upcoming Nov. 3 elections!

Oct. 20, 2020 We want to remind you about the election taking place on November 3; information on voting sites is here, including where you can vote early from October 24 through November 1, 2020. As many have said, this could be the most important election of our lifetimes. We urge you to vote for […]

Letter to the Board of Regents & results of our Parent Conference on the Reopening of NYC Schools

Below is a letter sent July 2 from Class Size Matters and NYC Kids PAC to NY State  Chancellor Betty Rosa, the Board of Regents and the NY State Education Commissioner, with copies to Chancellor Carranza and other education decision makers, highlighting some of the most important concerns and ideas offered by parents, teachers and […]

NYC Kids PAC and Class Size Matters Statement on Police Violence Against Black Americans

NYC Kids PAC and Class Size Matters stand in solidarity with protesters in New York City and around the country to demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Tony McDade, Eric Garner and all other Black victims who have tragically died at the hands of the police. We know the role […]

2020 Endorsements for Congress and NY Legislature

May 18, 2020 With Donald Trump as President and Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, and a fierce economic recession upon us, our public schools are threatened with huge budget cuts and privatization like never before.  We need strong representation in Washington DC  to protect and strengthen our public schools and after careful consideration, we […]

2020 Congressional and Legislative candidate surveys

NYC Kids PAC surveys for Democratic primary on June 23, 2020 Our endorsed candidates are in red   Candidates for Congress   5 Shaniyat Chowdhury 5 Gregory Meeks (did not respond) 7 Nydia Velazquez 7 Iro Omere (did not respond) 9 Yvette Clarke 9 Adem Bunkeddeko 9 Lutchi Gayot 9 Isiah James 9 Joel Anabilah-Azumah […]

NYC Kids PAC Legislative Agenda for 2020

A formatted pdf of our Legislative Agenda that you can download and forward to your legislators is here.  It is also described below. Funding and class size The state should fully fund foundation aid over two years, with an additional $2 billion statewide in year one and $1.8 billion in year two. Of that amount, […]

Contact the Speaker & the Council about the need to lower class size!

NYC Kids PAC along with Class Size Matters and other parent groups are urging the City Council to allocate $100 million towards class size reduction in next year’s education budget. Please call the Speaker’s office  with this message: “As a parent [or teacher, or concerned citizen], I urge the Speaker to  fight for $100 million […]

Parents, teachers and students testify about the importance of reducing class size

On Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, parents, students, educators and advocates testified on the importance of reducing class size at City Hall hearings of the NYC Education Committee, chaired by Council Member Mark Treyger. Below are videos and links to written statements of some of these testimonies. You can watch the full unedited video of these […]

Join us in urging the Mayor & Chancellor to stop sharing student info with charter schools!

If your organization would like to sign onto this letter, please email us at info@nyckidspac.org Dear Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza: We strongly urge you to reverse the long-standing Department of Education policy of allowing charter schools to access student personal information to help them market their schools.  Parents are outraged when they see […]