22 de septiembre de 2014
Cc: Mayor de Blasio
Estimada Chancellor Fariña:Los abajo firmantes, profesores e investigadores, le instamos a que presente un plan agresivo pero factible para reducir el número de niños por aula en las escuelas públicas de Nueva York. El curso pasado, el número de niños por aula fue el mayor en 15 años en los cursos de Kindergarten-3º, y el mayor desde 2002 en los cursos 4º-8º. Más de 330.000 niños estaban en clases de 30 o más alumnos, según datos del Departamento de Educación.
Como usted sabe, la investigación muestra de forma clara que el número de niños por aula es un factor importante para todos los alumnos, pero en particular para el alumnado con riesgo de bajo rendimiento, incluyendo los niños de color, los que están en una situación de probreza, los alumnos que tienen que aprender inglés y el alumnado con necesidades especiales. Es por esto que la reducción del número de niños en el aula he demostrado ser una de las pocas reformas que reducen la brecha en el rendimiento.
También está demostrado que las clases con menos alumnos aumentan el compromiso de los estudiantes, experimentan menos problemas de disciplina y tasas de abandono, y reducen el desgaste de los docentes. Ningún maestro, no importa lo experto o preparado que esté, puede ser realmente eficaz en las masificadas clases que existen en muchas de las escuelas públicas de nuestra ciudad.
Creemos que los beneficios de muchas de las reformas positivas que la ciudad está planteando –como el aumento del acceso a la educación infantil universal, el establecimiento de escuelas comunitarias y la inclusión de los alumnos con discapacidad– pueden ser socavadas a menos que se invierta la tendencia a aumentar el número de alumnos en las aulas y se produzca una reducción del tamaño de los grupos en las escuelas públicas de la ciudad.
En particular, la participación de alumnos con necesidades especiales en clases de 25, 30 o más, no va a dar respuesta a sus necesidades individuales, ni tampoco a las necesidades de los otros alumnos del aula.
Las escuelas de la ciudad de Nueva York tienen las clases más grandes del estado y están entre las más numerosas de la nación. Estamos firmemente convencidos de que unos resultados más equitativos dependen de una mayor equidad en las oportunidades. Le felicitamos por su compromiso con la ampliación de los programas de educación infantil pero, como usted sabe, la educación infantil no comienza y acaba a los 4 años.
Le urgimos a centrarse desde ahora en la reducción de tamaño de las clases en todos los cursos, lo que mejorará la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en nuestras escuelas públicas.
Suyos sinceramente,
Jacqueline D. Shannon, Chair, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education, New York University
Barbara Schwartz, Clinical Professor, Dept. of Teaching and Learning, NYU Steinhart
Sonia Murrow, Associate Professor, Brooklyn College
Mark Alter, Professor of Educational Psychology, Programs in Special Education, New York University
Xia Li, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Deputy, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Barbara Rosenfeld, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Education, Brooklyn College
Sharon O’Connor-Petruso, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Education, Brooklyn College
Carol Korn-Burztyn, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership, Brooklyn College & Ph.D. Program in Urban Education, Graduate Center, CUNY
Karen Zumwalt, Evenden Professor Emerita of Education, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University
Beverly Falk, Ed.D., Professor/Director, Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education, The School of Education, City University of NY
David Bloomfield, Professor of Educational Leadership, Law and Policy, Brooklyn College & CUNY Graduate Center
Jessica Siegel, Assistant Professor, Education, English and Journalism, Brooklyn College
Barbara Winslow, Professor, Secondary Education, Brooklyn College
Diana B. Turk, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Social Studies Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University
Peter Taubman, Professor Secondary Education, Department of Secondary Education, Brooklyn College
James E. Corter, Prof. of Statistics and Education, Dept. of Human Development, Teachers College, Columbia University
Jeanne Angus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Childhood, Bilingual & Special Education Head, Graduate Program in Special Education Co-Director, Brooklyn College
David Forbes, Associate Professor, Brooklyn College
Fabienne Coucet, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Program Leader, Program in Childhood Education, Dept of Teaching & Learning, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Laura Kates, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Education Program, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
Eliza Ada Dragowski, Ph.D., Faculty Graduate School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership, School of Education, Brooklyn College
Nancy Cardwell, Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Early Childhood Education, The School of Education, City College of NY, CUNY
Mark Lauterbach, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Robert Lubetsky, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Director, Educational Leadership Program, Dept. of Educational Leadership & Special Education, School of Education, City College of New York
Anna Stetsenko, Ph.D., Professor, Ph.D. Program in Developmental Psychology, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York
Katharine Pace Miles, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Daniel S. Katz, Ph.D., Director, Secondary/Secondary Special Education, Seton Hall University
Nancy Leggio, Education Program Faculty, Kingsborough Community College
Tovah Klein, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Director, Barnard Center for Toddler Development, Barnard College, Columbia University
Rosalie Friend, Adjunct Associate Professor, Educational Foundations, Hunter College
Gigliana Melzi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Psychology, New York University
Daisy Edmondson Alter, Ph.D, Center for Advanced Study in Education, CUNY Graduate Center
Jacqueline Hollander, Substitute Instructor, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Dr. Johnny Lops, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Marshall A. George, Ed.D,, Professor and Chair, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
Helen Freidus, Ed.D., Bank Street College of Education
Barbara Barnes, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Education, Brooklyn College
Hugh F Cline, Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Gil Schmerler, Director, Leadership for Educational Change, Bank Street College
Elsie Cardona-Berardinelli, Resource Specialist, Fordham University
Lulu Song, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Jennifer Astuto, Ph.D., Director of Human Development and Social Intervention, NYU Steinhardt
Rena Rice, Graduate School Faculty, Bank Street College of Education
Mary Mueller, Ed.D., Seton Hall University
Beth Ferholt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Early Childhood and Art Education Department, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Juan Morales-Flores, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, Kingsborough Community College
Robin B. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education, SUNY New Paltz/Educational Studies
Mary DeBey, Associate Professor, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Susan Riemer Sacks, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Director of Education Initiatives, Barnard College
Jeremy D. Finn, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Buffalo-SUNY
Diane Howitt, Resource Specialist, NYS/NYC RB-ERN Fordham University, Graduate School of Education, Center for Educational Partnerships
Fran Blumberg, Associate Professor, Division of Psychological and Educational Services, Fordham University
Diana Caballero, Ed.D., Clinical Professor, Fordham University, Graduate School of Education, MST Programs in Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Gay Wilgus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. Graduate Program in Early Childhood Education. The City College of New York
Joshua Aronson, Ph.D., Applied Psychology, New York University, Director of Center of Achievement Research and Evaluation
Florence Schneider, Associate Professor, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences & Human Services, Kingsborough Community College
Christina Taharally, Ed.D., Associate Professor & Coordinator, Early Childhood Masters Programs, School of Education, Hunter College, CUNY
Merle Keitel, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
John Craven, Ph.D., Science Education, Fordham University
Patricia M. Cooper, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Program Coordinator of Early Childhood Education, Queens College, CUNY
Linda Louis, Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Herman Jiesamfoek, Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Dept. of Early Childhood and Art Education, Brooklyn College
Edwin M. Lamboy, Associate Professor, Secondary Spanish Education Program Director, City College of New York, CUNY
Florence Rubinson, Professor of School Psychology, Dept. of School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership, School of Education, Brooklyn College
Lisa S. Fleisher, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Programs in Special Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, New York University
Nataliya Kosovskaya, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
Martin Simon, Professor of Mathematics Education, New York University
Maris H. Krasnow, Ed. D., Clinical Associate Professor of Early Childhood
and Early Childhood Special Education, New York University
Yoon-Joo Li, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Childhood, Bilingual, Special Education, Brooklyn College
Paul C. McCabe, Ph.D., NCSP , Professor & Program Coordinator, School Psychologist Program , Dept. of School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership, Associate Editor, School Psychology Forum, Brooklyn College
Meral Kaya, Ph.D Assistant Professor, School of Education, Dept. of Childhood, Bilingual, Special Education, Brooklyn College
Laurie Rubel, Ph.D., Association Professor, Dept. of Secondary Education, Brooklyn College
Geraldine Faria, Assistant Dean, School of Education, Brooklyn College
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