Skinny Awards Honor Jamaal Bowman June 28 - support Leonie Haimson Class Size Matters

Leonie sure knows how to put on a party. Imagine: Diane Ravitch and Deborah Meier (one of my ed idols since the early 70's) bridging their differences in person with Eduwonkette Jennifer Jennings. And her mentor and co-blogger Aaron Pallas, alias Skoolboy, also present. With superb satirist Gary Babad (who read us an "email" from Klein). And Patrick Sullivan. And of course, that force of nature, as Diane put it, Leonie Haimson....

Ed Notes on First Skinny Award, May, 2009, Class Size Skinny Awards Attracts Rock Stars of Education

 

Leonie has been our champion for class size, way more than our own union. I do not believe there would even be a class size law - even if ignored by Adams - if not for Leonie's work. Even if you can't make it consider a contribution. And despite sniping from the anti-squad left which is almost right wing, I'm very happy Jamaal Bowman is the only person I actually know who is in Congress. The only one to actually get the evils of standardized testing. And Leonie informs me that Eduwonkette, Jennifer Jennings, a first year recipient, may be attending. 

I've attended every dinner.

 

I was honored in 2018: I'm a Skinny: Honored to be honored by Leonie Haimson along with the Great Danny Dromm and Fred Smith

 

2011: Julie Cavanagh and James Eterno

2013: Arthur Goldstein, Gary Rubinstein

2015: Class Size Matters Celebrates Opt Out, Proponents of Real Reform at Skinnies

Please come to our Skinny Award Dinner on June 28!

June 20, 2023

Eight days from now, on Wed. June 28th, we will be holding our annual Skinny dinner in honor of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a former NYC principal and a great force for change in the US Congress.

Rep. Bowman has sponsored two terrific bills that would change the face of education in NYC and nationwide: The Green New Deal for Schools, and the Less Testing, More Teaching Act. Moreover, he has spoken out eloquently and forcefully against the right-wing groups who are promoting censorship in our schools, enabling the continuation of gun violence and school shootings, and undermining our freedoms and our democracy in so many ways.

If you appreciate what Jamaal Bowman is fighting for, as well as our advocacy in helping to get the new class size law passed and now pushing DOE to follow through and implement it correctly, please purchase a ticket today to the Skinny Awards. If you cannot attend, please contribute to our organization instead.

It will be a great evening and you don’t want to miss it!

Thanks — Leonie