Albany must act now to fix broken education laws as the NYS Legislature approaches the end of session. Thousands of New Yorkers call on the Senate and Assembly to bring Andrew Cuomo’s donor driven
We are calling on parents to contact their district TODAY and request that their school districts RETURN the 2016 grade 3-8 stand-alone field tests to the NYS Education Department (NYSED) and at a minimum, parents should complete and submit this refusal letter on behalf of their children. Here’s the list of schools being field tested this year: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/fieldtest/2016fteirev2.xls
Despite efforts by NYS Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia and others to suppress refusal numbers, it appears that the opt out rate for the NYS Common Core ELA tests in grades 3-8 matched or surpassed last year’s figures.
Despite the backlash and outcry of hundreds of thousands of parents across the state against the fatally flawed test and punish law forced into last year’s budget by the Governor, Cuomo and the Senate Majority refused to delink the financial consequences for this harsher plan in today’s budget bills.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2016More information contact:Lisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.com NYS Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE) www.nysape.org Calling on the Assembly & Senate to Pass Legislation to Repair Public Education On March 20th Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky sponsored four bills that seek to offer relief to the children of New York. At a crowded press conference…
We congratulate both Regent Dr. Betty Rosa on her election as Chancellor of the NYS Board of Regents and Regent Andrew T. Brown as Vice-Chancellor.
Dear Allies,In December of 2015, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) which requires that states develop a new accountability system for their schools. This new law mandates that schools be rated mostly on academic factors, including test scores and graduation rates. It ALSO allows the inclusion of a non-academic factor…
February 12, 2016 Dear NYS Board of Regents & Commissioner of Education Elia: New York State Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE) is a parent-led grassroots coalition of over 50 parent and educator groups from every corner of our state. On January 15th, NYSAPE called on the NYS Board of Regents to postpone the election of a new…
Link to Press Release At-Large Candidates:David Bloomfield – educator (Brooklyn) Resume & Survey Martin Brooks – educator (Long Island) Resume & Survey Manuel (Manny) Felouzis – educator (Long Island) Resume & Survey Tania Mouscardy-Johnson – educator (Long Island) Resume & SurveyMarla Kilfoyle – educator (Long Island) Resume & Survey Lisa Eggert Litvin – parent advocate…
New York State Allies for Public Education interviewed close to two dozen Regent Candidates seeking the at-large and judicial district V (Central NY) open seats for the Board of Regents. After careful review of the candidates’ resumes, NYSAPE candidate surveys, and personal interviews, we are supporting twelve candidates for the open at-large seat and three…