November 27, 2020 RE: Dr. Betty Rosa for U.S. Secretary of Education Dear President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris, We are New York State Allies For Public Education (NYSAPE), a NY education advocacy organization of over 60 grassroots organizations across NYS and the country. We write to give our strongest endorsement for the U.S. Secretary…
Dear Parents, Educators & Community members, I hope this email finds you and your family doing well during these uncertain times. During Governor Cuomo’s press conference today, he announced working with Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation to guide NYS on ‘reimagining’ our schools. NYSAPE along with Class Size Matters and Parent Coalition for Student Privacy has sent this letter below…
Dear NYSAPE friends,A deep void is already being felt with the sudden passing of the honorable Regent Judith Johnson on Tuesday. Regent Johnson was in the last year of her first 5-year term on the Board of Regents representing Judicial District 9 (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties) when she passed. We were all…
The New York State Education Department released this year’s grades 3-8 test scores and opt out numbers at the end of August. Once again
MaryEllen Elia was the wrong choice for NY in 2015 when she was appointed as Commissioner by the Board of Regents and former Regent Chancellor Merryl Tisch. The Commissioner continued to
The end of the Albany legislative session in June brought no relief for parents of New York seeking to reduce the most excessive testing regime and reverse the most destructive education policies in the nation.
NYS Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia Creates a Culture of Fear, Intimidation, and Misinformation in our Schools.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2019More information contact:Lisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.comJeanette Deutermann (516) 902-9228; nys.allies@gmail.comNYS Allies for Public Education – NYSAPE NYSAPE Urges Legislators to Vote NO to APPR Bill that Will Permanently Link High-Stakes Testing to Teacher and Principal Evaluations This week, the NYS Assembly and Senate are expected to pass a teacher/principal evaluation bill that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2018More information contact:Lisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.comJeanette Deutermann (516) 902-9228; nys.allies@gmail.comNY State Allies for Public Education – NYSAPE Parents Demand the NY Legislature Repeal the Education Transformation Act & APPR; Stop Playing Political Games with Our Children’s Education NY State Allies for Public Education, a coalition of over 50 parent and educator groups active across…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2018More information contact:Lisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.comJeanette Deutermann (516) 902-9228; nys.allies@gmail.comNY State Allies for Public Education – NYSAPE Commissioner Elia and the Board of Regents Continue to Fail New York’s Children; Parents Demand the Immediate Removal of Commissioner Elia Parents across the state demand that the Board of Regents act immediately to remove Commissioner MaryEllen Elia….