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UFT: City’s special education reforms causing class size crunch

by Philissa Cramer

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, flanked by NYC Museum School teachers and Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters, discussed this year's tally of oversized classes during a press conference this morning.

One in four city schools have overcrowded classes, and the number of oversized special education classes more than doubled since last year, according to this year’s class size tally by the United Federation of Teachers.
Union members reported 270 special education classes with more than the mandated number of students in the early weeks of the year, up from 118 last year.
During a press conference outside a Chelsea school building, UFT President Michael Mulgrew said the city’s

Gains in city’s AP exam pass rate outpaced participation growth

by Philissa Cramer

This slide from a Department of Education presentation compares the number of students taking AP exams to the number of students passing them.

As more city students took exams meant to earn them college credit and credentials last year, more passed.