Video of Appellate court arguments in class size lawsuit - January 13, 2020

I reported on the Class Size Lawsuit: A Trip to Albany WIth Leonie
Here is the video direct from the courtroom with Wendy Lecker's presentation and also the state and DOE response. As I pointed out - no presence from the UFT despite being asked to join the suit.
Like I said, "That's like someone who is convicted of a crime and sentenced to 5 years but goes on the lam for those years and then comes back claiming his sentence expired so he doesn't have to serve time."

Video of Appellate court arguments in our class size lawsuit including strong points made by terrific attorney @wlecker and weak claims made by city & state in response.

Really worth viewing.

http://wowza.nycourts.gov/vod/WowzaPlayer.php?source=ad3/CourtSession&video=527579

 And note:

Please join us to rally for smaller classes at noon on Jan. 29 at City Hall

Please join Class Size Matters and NYC Kids Pac rallying for smaller classes on Wed. January 29 in front of City Hall at noon; with City Council hearings focused on the class size issue to follow, starting at 1 PM.

The rally and hearings are an ideal opportunity for parents and teachers let the Mayor and the Council know that there can be no equity or excellence for NYC kids until the city lowers class sizes, which are 15-30% larger in our public schools than in the rest of the state.

We will be urging them to provide dedicated funding in next year's budget specifically to hire extra teachers to reduce class size, starting first in the lower grades and in struggling schools.

Class sizes have risen sharply since 2007 in every part of the city, and this year there were more than 275,000 students in classes of 30 or more.

Please come to our rally and stay for the hearings afterwards to show your support. If you'd like to testify and would like talking points, we have posted them here.

We also have more information about class size trends citywide, as well as data specific to your district here.

If you think you may be able to testify, please let me know by replying to this message. Email us info@classsizematters.org if you'd like to speak at the rally or testify at the hearings.

And please forward this message to others who care,  

Leonie Haimson
Executive Director
Class Size Matters
124 Waverly Pl.
New York, NY 10011