CEC Coalition

@westsiderag @read_naveed is 💯 correct! It’s unfair to families to announce the closing AFTER their child has been placed there. Now they would only get placed where there are spots left. To make these proposals acceptable, the families should be given a seat in any D3 MS of their choice

"I don’t think I can support any of these proposals for 2026," Naveed Hasan, a member of PEP, told West Side Rag. westsiderag.com/2026/04/01/mem…

@SusanBEdelman @DOEChancellor You are right! So when “well intended” parents propose this idea of sharing PTA money again and again, they should be told the can make a donation to whatever school they want, but have no legal claim on other schools’ PTA money

@CecCoalition @DOEChancellor That never happens, but a nice thought.

Tone deaf: At the latest meeting of the NYC Panel for Educational Policy, @DOEChancellor Kamar Samuels called it “dangerous and divisive" to "cast aspersions on somebody’s PTA budget.” He was referring to Manhattan’s PS 9 Sarah Anderson, which raised $1M+ last year to hire an assistant teacher for every classroom and fund other extras galore. He had no comment on the glaring inequities.

Long awaited indeed

@NYC_essentialSW What happens if families can’t afford this? In NYC public schools, where 70% of the kids are eco. disadvantaged, there would need to be a subsidy (the PTA, or parents being asked to contribute for another kid) for those who can’t afford. And those price tags would not fly.

The local public middle school takes the kids on a trip to DC and the cost to parents is $725 per kid! I have twins. I feel like this is an insane amount to expect of a public school family. I brought it up in the parent group chat to crickets. Maybe I don’t belong in the burbs

@dany_egorov Absolutely - and a very large one!

Queens 9th graders take 32% of SHSAT offers,but only 3.2% of its seats are located in Queens. The estimate is that over 4,000 students are leaving Queens every day and travel up to 2hs to go to school. The city should open another SHSAT school in Queens. open.substack.com/pub/biggerappl…

@Bobby4Brooklyn @UFT They should make it 65 for the two years they bailed on our kids

Always proud to stand with our public school teachers. New York City has incredible schools, and ensuring they have the funding, classroom space, and professional development they need will always be a top priority. We must also treat teachers and public employees fairly — including fixing the inequities between pension tiers. @UFT @nysut

Four non-English Language Learner parents telling both the ELL appointee as well as the ENTIRE Citywide Council of English Language Learners how they don't know what's best for themselves. Must be nice in Kelly Bare's, Kim Berney-Brooke's, Nancy Cruz's and Camara Hudson's ivory tower. nyccchsminorityreports.blogspot.com/2026/02/stop-s…

@PSulliv @SallyGold @NYCMayor Not if it means their kids are not able to attend their zoned school or the accelerated High Schools they are interested in. Parents aren’t stupid.

@SallyGold @NYCMayor Press always portrays this issue as a union priority but parents want small classes for their kids

Interesting development (broken by chalkbeat): John Liu is willing to delay costly class size mandate to help ⁦@NYCMayor⁩ w/ budget deficit. Mamdani seems to not want to be the face of that rollback, which will likely encounter union opposition: nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-…

@ChiPubSchool have really reached that level of desperation… @MeishaPorter , the most pathetic and underachieving interim NYC Chancellor. Her major accomplishment was to get swag with her name on it for the few months she was there

@MarkLevineNYC Mark, thank you for being realistic and understanding the job. It’s a refreshing take compared to your incompetent predecessor @bradlander the schmuck

Moody's just revised NYC’s fiscal outlook from "stable" to “negative”. ratings.moodys.com/ratings-news/4… What this means for NYC and our finances: This is the first negative outlook the City has received since the covid crisis. Moody's cited "persistent projected budget gaps that signal underlying structural imbalance and reduced financial flexibility." This decision should serve as a sobering wake-up call about the fiscal challenges ahead for us. While Moody's has moved it's outlook for us to "negative", it has not for now changed the City’s credit rating, which thankfully remains strong. I have every confidence that our bonds remain safe and secure. We have a scheduled bond sale next week which we fully expect to be successful. Moody’s negative outlook should sharpen our focus on the task ahead: building a budget based on realistic revenue projections, ensuring that spending growth remains sustainable, securing fair funding from Albany, and strengthening City reserves ahead of potential economic risks next year. I will be pushing hard between now and the June budget deadline to help put the City on a stronger fiscal path. NYC is no stranger to challenges, and I am confident that our dynamic and diverse economy is well-positioned to meet this moment. I look forward to working alongside Mayor Mamdani and all City and State leaders to ensure we get to a strong, sustainable fiscal plan for the years ahead.

@queens_parents All without working, which gives them a lot of time to go to rallies asking to tax the people who are working.

Have noticed a lot of those asking to “tax the rich” just want to be rich off other people’s money.

The bar for hiring teachers has already been dropped. Soon we’ll be recruiting at Rikers

@mimiko_reyes @NYCSchools Parochial schools are much more reasonable in tuition and still a way to avoid failing public school options

Can't say I feel bad for ppl who can afford $70K a year but many parents are actively choosing not to bother with @NYCSchools due to declining academic rigor, constant attacks on accelerated programs and overall instability with class size law. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

@ycinnewyork Gates are being rolled out across NYC

We need to get our $hit together in NYC for subways and buses. San Fran is now on the ball. Fare evaders do more damage than lost revenue #KeepThemOut Free buses are a bad idea. We will go backwards.

This means an even greater divide - for families who cannot afford $60k/yr and those who will just need to move because the are watching @NYCSchools destroy the few good options that were available to them

@Brendan65218612 @NYCComptroller @MarkLevineNYC @NYCSchools Of course. But that is one that a Comptroller should investigate

@CecCoalition @NYCComptroller @MarkLevineNYC @NYCSchools One of many problems

@NYCComptroller @MarkLevineNYC - this is the problem with @NYCSchools

@emmagf @troy_closson As they should. There will be fantastic partnerships and real JOBS for our graduates. @NYCSchools needs to seize the opportunity

U.S. Schools Are Betting Big on A.I. Will New York City Be Next? by @troy_closson: nytimes.com/2026/03/02/nyr…

@NYCSchools has a chance to make AI accessible to all. Imagine if 25 y ago, the internet revolution had been equitably shared. A moratorium on AI would irreversibly broaden the divide btwn those who prepare their kids to a smart future and those who bury their heads in the sand