The New York Equity Coalition opposes New York State Education Department’s decision to seek a waiver for this year’s grades 3 through 8 state assessments

by sham | Feb 2, 2021 | Press Release

Civil rights, education, parent, and business groups say state assessment data is vital to understand the real academic impacts of the pandemic   NEW YORK – With interrupted instruction taking a disproportionate toll on students historically underserved...

New analysis of school district reopening plans raises questions about district readiness to support all students in remote learning

by sham | Aug 26, 2020 | Press Release

The NY Equity Coalition calls on state leaders to take specific steps to ensure the quality of remote and blended learning NEW YORK – As students across New York prepare to return to school in the coming weeks, a new analysis of 50 school district reopening plans...

New analysis finds disparities in graduation pathways for historically under-served groups of students

by sham | Mar 6, 2020 | Press Release

Civil rights, education, parent, business organizations highlight solutions through course access equity and strengthening graduation measures NEW YORK – School districts across the state are disproportionately relying on Local diplomas and the Career Development...

Proficient and Passed Over: Across New York, even meeting state learning standards does not lead to fair representation in advanced math courses for students who are low-income and students of color

by sham | Jan 10, 2020 | Press Release

Civil rights, education, parent, and business groups release new data on disparities in advanced courses and call on state leaders to adopt 4 policy solutions NEW YORK – Even when they scored proficient on the state math assessment in grade 7, students who are...

Poll: Recent grads call for more rigorous college and career preparation in high schools

by sham | Oct 9, 2018 | Course Access Page, Press Release

About half of New York State high school graduates report taking at least one remedial course in college NEW YORK – Just one in three New York public high school recent graduates report that they felt “significantly challenged” in high school, and roughly half of...

Legislators, superintendents, business leaders, parents, and students join together to ensure all students have access to critical courses

by sham | Aug 16, 2018 | Course Access Page, Press Release

Key stakeholders respond to report finding that Latino and Black students across New York are denied access to critical college- and career-prep courses NEW YORK – More than 500 parents, educators, and community leaders across New York are calling on state education...