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NYSAPE’s Response to Tim Kremer, executive director of NYSSBA
January 27, 2016 Mr. Tim Kremer, Executive Director New York State School Boards Association 24 Century Hill Drive, Suite 200 Latham, NY 12110-2125 Dear Mr. Kremer, This letter is in response to your commentary titled, “ Take yes for an answer ,” in the January 25th edition of NYSSBA’s On Board . We would like…
Despite NYSED’s Claim of Major Changes, Common Core Still Intact – Commissioner Elia Misleads the Public Again
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2016More information contact:Lisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.comBianca Tanis (845) 389-0722; nys.allies@gmail.com NYS Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE) www.nysape.org Despite NYSED’s Claim of Major Changes, Common Core Still Intact – Commissioner Elia Misleads the Public Again Last Wednesday’s release of draft revisions of the Common Core standards left more questions…
The Biden Administration Fails to Put Children First; NYSAPE Urges Parents to Opt-Out
The Biden Administration Fails to Put Children First; NYSAPE Urges Parents to Opt Out
In a recent letter released by Ian Rosenblum, Acting Assistant Secretary of Education and former Executive Director of the reformer organization Education Trust NY, the USDOE and the Biden Administration have signaled that testing waivers submitted by the states will be denied this year.
Time to refuse all field tests
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
NYSED Declares Scores Not Comparable, Opt Out Grows Across State
This past Friday afternoon, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) released the results of the 2016 NYS Common Core 3-8 ELA and math results.
NYSAPE supported Regent Candidates 2016
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…