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EPP POLICY / OPINION BY YEAR
Letters to Elected Officials
Public Testimony
Articles
By Topic

Letters to Elected Officials



2005
New York City

Memo to City Council regarding Int. 619 for Class Size Reduction

New York State
Regents Response To EPP Letter
EPP Letter to NYS Regents Re: Conceptual Proposal
Letter to Majority Speaker Assemblyman Sheldon Silver Re: Recommendation to Fund Emergency Capital Plan
Letter to Majority Leader Senator Joseph Bruno Re: Recommendation to Fund Emergency Capital Plan



2004

Memo to City Councilmembers March 3, 2004
Letter to Regent Tallon on SED FY05 School Funding Reform Proposal
Letter to Mayor & Chancellor on budget formulae and school budgets

Letter to Mayor & Chancellor on 3rd Grade Retention Policy
for 3rd Graded Retention Policy Letter in Acrobat Reader format



2002-03

Letter to Governor about the Cuts to Education in the Executive Budget
Letter to Governor & Legislative Leaders on Class Size Reduction
Letter to Mayor & Chancellor on governance and CSR


2001
Executive Budget 5/18/01
ESEA 3/8/01
Bilingual Education 02/26/01
Letter to Governor on Class Size Reduction and "flexibility"
FY02 City Budget


2000
Facilities and Class Size Reduction 05/24/00
2000 Snapshot of the NYC Public Schools


1999
Class Size Reduction 6/8/99
Class Size Reduction 9/23/99
PCEN 4/9/99
Vouchers 2/11/99


1998
Class Size Reduction and Special Education Reform 3/13/98
EPP Comments on the Class Size Reduction Regulations 8/31/98
School-Based Budgeting and PCEN 12/11/98
STAR v. Class Size Reduction 5/15/98
State Budget Education Initiatives 3/26/98


1997
Charter Schools 6/27/97
Class Size Reduction 8/11/97
Special Education 4/3/97
Special Education, Class Size Reduction, and PCEN 10/22/97
STAR 3/20/97
Vouchers 5/9/97


1996
Budget Cuts 6/10/96
Budget Formats 4/12/96
Facilities and Textbooks (PIT) 5/23/96
Facilities 6/13/96
Governance 3/11/96
Services to Immigrant Students 4/12/96
Special Education and Summer School 8/7/96
Vouchers 11/5/96


1995
Learnfare 5/21/95



Public Testimony

2004

NYC Council CFE Implementation Hearing 09/29/04

Manhattan Borough President's Hearing on School Governance Restructuring 09/7/04
NYC Council Education Hearing 03/15/04
NYC Council Education Committee Hearing 03/3/04
NYS Budget Hearing February 2004
Manhattan Borough President's Hearing 02/24/04

2002 - 03


NYS Commission on Education Reform 12/12/03
NYS Assembly Hearing on CFE 10/1/03

NYS Assembly Hearing on Education 9/12/03
State Budget Hearing Testimony: Taxes
State Budget Hearing Testimony: Elementary & Secondary Education, Feb. 25, 2003
Testimony Before the Task Force on Community District Governance Reform
Testimony Before the Joint Education Committees on the Executive Budget, Feb. 5, '02


2001
NYS Legislative Hearing on State Aid Equity
NYS Legislative Hearing on Increase in ELL Dropout Rate

NYC Council 2001-02 Executive Budget Hearing
NYC Board of Education Chancellor's Budget Request Hearing
NYC Council Hearing on Vouchers



2000
NYC Board of Education Chancellor's Budget Request Hearing
NYC Council 2000-1 Education Budget Hearing
NYC Board of Education Hearing on the 2000 Chancellor Search
NYC Procurement Policy Board Hearing
NYC Council Hearing--Edwards Site Construction (Queens)


1999
NYC Board of Education Chancellor's Budget Request Hearing

NYC Board of Education 5-Year Capital Plan Hearing
NYC Council FY 2000 Budget Hearing
NYC Charter Revision Commission Hearing
NYS Legislative Hearing on the New Regents Higher Standards


1998
NYC Council (Ed. Committee) Facilities Hearing
NYC Board of Ed. Chancellor's Budget Request Hearing
NYC Board of Ed. Expense Budget Estimate Hearing
NYS Assembly Comm. Hearing on the Impact of the Governor's Veto Message on Education
NYS Assembly Comm. Hearing on the School Construction Authority and School Facilities


1997
NYC Board of Ed. Chancellor's Budget Request Hearing
NYC Board of Ed. Expense Budget Estimate Hearing
US House of Reps. Hearing on Vouchers and School Improvement
NYS Regents Task Force on Teaching Hearing
NYS Regents School Facilities Hearing


1996
NYC Board of Ed. Chancellor's Budget Request Hearing



Articles
The A-B-C's of School Aid
Educational Opportunity
Myth and Reality
State Turnaround Policies
Why is Public Ed. in Hot Water



By Topic

Bilingual/English as a Second Language/ English Language Learners

Budget for Education_State
State Budget Hearing Testimony: Elementary & Secondary Education, Feb. 25, 2003
Letter to Governor about the Cuts to Education in the Executive Budget

Budget for Education_City
City Preliminary Budget for the 2004-05 School Year

Budget for Education_Federal

Class size reduction
Letter to Governor & Legislative Leaders on Class Size Reduction
Facilities and Class Size Reduction 05/24/00
Class Size Reduction 6/8/99

Class Size Reduction 9/23/99

Equity

Facilities
Castles in the Sand 2002

Governance

Grade Retention
Letter to Mayor & Chancellor on 3rd Grade Retention Policy

Low-Performing Schools

Middle Schools

Standards for Instruction & Teaching

Support for Public Schools & Opposition to Vouchers

School-Based Budgeting

Special Education

Contracting

 

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