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Releases & Statements

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**       

September 9, 2009

Contact: Matt Mittenthal

212-669-4691; 917-597-4485

Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Comptroller’s Audit of Early Grade Class Size Reduction Funding

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum said, “This audit seems to confirm what we already know about the Department of Education--it undervalues small class size and fails to grasp the benefits that parents and educators all recognize. The DOE is also developing a track record of irresponsible spending. Comptroller Thompson’s audit is important because it paints a clear picture of where DOE’s priorities lie: not in smaller class sizes, but in expensive testing programs and private consultants.”

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