Leonie interviews attorney Laura Barbieri, teacher and parent Amanda Vender, and Tanesha Grant, a parent and Executive director of Parents Supporting Parents NY, who along with Class Size Matters have filed a legal challenge to the DOE's guidance on online learning, which unlike the state regulations do not require prior parental consent before assigning a student to an online class.
New America, Case Against Exit Exams
https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/policy-papers/the-case-against-exit-exams
Times Union, New York making Regents exams voluntary
https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/new-york-phasing-regents-exams-19503642.php
NY Daily News, New York proposes dropping Regents exam as high school graduation requirement
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/06/10/new-york-proposes-dropping-regents-exam-as-high-school-graduation-requirement
City and State Eric Adams announces new contract deal with teachers union that allows more remote learning
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2023/06/eric-adams-announces-new-contract-deal-teachers-union-allows-more-remote-learning/387485
Government Technology, NYC to Offer Virtual Option at All Public High Schools
https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/nyc-to-offer-virtual-option-at-all-public-high-schools
Chalkbeat, To meet class size mandate, NYC officials look to virtual learning
[https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/05/09/remote-learning-floated-as-one-solution-to-nyc-class-size-mandate/]
Parents and Class Size Matters file Commissioner’s Appeal vs DOE failure to ensure parent consent before placing their children in online classes
https://classsizematters.org/parents-and-class-size-matters-file-commissioners-appeal-vs-doe-failure-to-ensure-parent-consent-before-placing-their-children-in-online-classes
Daily News, Parents, advocates ask NY State Dept. of Ed to void remote learning policy as city mulls expansion
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/06/14/parents-advocates-ask-ny-state-dept-of-ed-to-void-remote-learning-policy-as-city-mulls-expansion/?share=nltott2l2yyenpx4rgma
Politico Pro, Advocacy group accuses DOE of failing to ensure parental consent for online classes
https://3zn338.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Politico-Pro-06.14.24-on-online-learning-challenge.pdf
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