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New York’s Largest Grassroots Education Advocacy Organizations Join Forces to Urge Parents to Opt Out of NYS Common Core State Tests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 20, 2017More information contact:Lisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.comNYS Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE) www.nysape.org  New York’s Largest Grassroots Education Advocacy Organizations Join Forces to Urge Parents to Opt Out of NYS Common Core State Tests  Across the state, grassroots education advocacy organizations including New York State Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE), Long Island Opt Out, New York…

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Take action to support our otl in New York’s ESSA plan

Dear Allies
Please Take Actionby URGING Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and the Board of Regents to include our Opportunity to Learn Index as the school quality indicator in the new state Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability system. ESSA requires states to rate schools on academic factors such as test scores and graduation rates, but also to include a nonacademic school quality, or student success factor, of their choice in the system. Please TAKE ACTION HERE.

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Follow up to meeting with NYSAPE and Class Size Matters – Student Data Privacy Regulations

March 14, 2017  Re: Follow up to meeting with NYSAPE and Class Size Matters – Student Data Privacy Regulations Dear Beth, Alison and Temitope: We appreciate that you took the time to meet with us in New York City on March 1 and listen to our concerns about the need to make real progress in protecting student data…