Among the individuals and organizations providing oral/written testimony were:

• NYS Education Department Commissioner David M. Steiner;
• New York City Department of Education Chancellor Joel Klein;
• NYS United Teachers Executive Vice President Andrew Pallotta;
• United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew;
• Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. James Williams;
• Rochester Schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard;
• Syracuse Schools Superintendent Daniel Lowengard;
• Yonkers Public Schools Superintendent Bernard Pierorazio;
• Big 5 Conference Executive Director Georgia Asciutto;
• NYS Council of School Superintendents Deputy Directory Robert Lowry;
• New York Library Association Executive Director Michael Borges;
• New York Association for Pupil Transportation Executive Director Peter Manella;
• NYS Association of Small City Districts Executive Director and General Counsel Robert Biggerstaff;
• New York School Bus Contractors Association Board Member Timothy Flood;
• Alliance for Quality Education Policy Analyst Marina Marcou-O'Malley;
• NYS Coalition for Independent & Religious Schools Co-Chair Jim Cultrara;
• Nutrition Consortium of NYS Advocacy and Communications Manager Casey Dinkin;
• Three Village School District Trustee Jonathan Kornreich;
• Burnt Hills Ballston Lake Board of Education Vice President and Board and Finance Chairman John Blowers;
• School Administrators Association of NY Government Relations Director James Viola;
• Citizens Committee for Children Education, Juvenile Justice & Youth Justice Senior Policy Associate Ailin Chen; and
• Alliance of Resident Theaters Executive Director Virginia Louloudes.