A suit was brought against the NYC schools recently for not moving on a plan to reduce class sizes. The best part about the plan is that it’s not just another K-3 “glorified preschool”, but K-12 across the board.

According to that plan, by 2012 the city will reduce class sizes in kindergarten through the third grade classes to an average of fewer than 20 students from 21; in middle grades to 23 students from nearly 26; and in classes of core high school subjects to 24.5 students from 26.6.

Instead, preliminary city data for this year shows that class sizes in the lower grades have an average of 22 students; in the middle grades, 25.8 students; and in the upper grades, 26.8 students.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/nyregion/06classsize.html

It’s a broad coalition:

Class Size Matters joined with the UFT, the NAACP, the Hispanic Federation, and parent leaders from the Bronx and Queens

http://classsizematters.org/classsizelawsuit1510.html

Other info:

http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/01/15/queens/queensdiglscz01152010.txt