Leonie Haimson is a parent advocate and executive director of Class Size Matters, as well as the founder of the NYC Public School Parent blog.
She is also on the board of Network for Public Education, a new national organization devoted to preserving and improving our public schools.
Leonie Haimson appears in the following:
Opinion: Time to Tackle Class Size
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Longtime advocates for smaller class sizes say now is the ideal time for the city to live up to its 2007 commitment to bring down the number of children in every grade level.
NYC Parent Sounds Alarm on Student Privacy
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Parent advocate Leonie Haimson wants more New York parents to know that the state has agreed to share sensitive information about their children’s education with a national data-sharing system run by inBloom. While state and city officials have tried to reassure families that privacy is a top priority for them, concerns remain. She answers some of our questions about inBloom Inc.
Parents Want Options Beyond a "Trigger"
Friday, September 28, 2012
The Lessons of Pineapplegate
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Will Parent Trigger Laws Improve Schools?
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
In some states, parents frustrated with the public school system may have a new tool to fix their child’s education. Parent trigger laws, passed in some form in four states already, give dissatisfied parents the power to fire teachers, convert a public school to a charter, or even shut down the school altogether. As one can imagine, such a dramatic solution to the problem of public education has created quite a controversy. Parents and educators alike are asking: should parents have their fingers on the trigger of public education?