Ensuring Equity Online
The school year that is now nearly halfway complete has been exceptionally challenging for New York students and educators.
The ongoing effects of the pandemic, ever-evolving adjustments to teaching and learning, and the continued national reckoning with systemic racism are all taking their toll on educators and their students.
Yet across New York State, students and educators continue to persevere through one of the most challenging times facing schools in our lifetime.
Here are their stories.
About the Project
How New York Educators are Working to Ensure Equity Online
Poll: Parents overwhelmingly are concerned about their child’s academic performance and social emotional well-being
NEW YORK – Even as schools across New York returned to full-time in-person instruction this year, a new statewide poll of parents identified significant concerns about how the pandemic is affecting...
How schools can support students in accessing advanced courses, and what students think can be done better
How do students think schools can increase opportunity now and in the long term? From offering pre-work to advanced courses, hybrid instruction options, and more, students have plenty of ideas on how their schools can either improve what they’re already doing or implement new supports.
How access to information and enrollment practices can hold students back from taking advanced courses
Enrollment practices, how information is disseminated to students and families about taking advanced coursework, and whether or not a school offers advanced courses are a few barriers to whether or not students are enrolled early on — or enrolled when they would like to be.
Students say advanced courses should be available to everyone. But in New York, not all students have access.
Rebecca graduated from high school believing that learning was not just routine memorization — but that what she learned in the classes she took throughout middle and high school equipped her with skills to be successful in life.
New York’s education system denies students of color access to courses that prepare them for college, careers, and active citizenship
Coalition of civil rights, education, parent, and business organizations calls on state leaders to take steps to ensure all students have access to rigorous coursework NEW YORK – A new analysis...
NYC’s next frontier: early childhood
This op-ed by New York Equity Coalition members Marielys Divanne, vice president of education at United Way of New York City, and Ramon Peguero, Esq., president and CEO of the Committee for...
Students of Color, English Learners and Kids with Disabilities Were Hit Hardest by COVID-19. NYC’s Next Mayor Must Make Re-Engaging Their Families a Priority
This op-ed by New York Equity Coalition members Barbara A. Glassman, executive director of INCLUDEnyc, and Frankie Miranda, CEO of Hispanic Federation, explores how NYC’s next mayor can...
NYC’s New Mayor Must Make Sure All Students Have a Clear Path to College and Career Success — Starting in 6th Grade
This op-ed by The Education Trust–New York's executive director Dr. Dia Bryant, and HERE to HERE’s vice president of policy and impact Lazar Treschan explores the importance of why it’s...
Educators’ View: With Kids Finally Back in School, the Last Thing Teachers Want Is to Spend Class Time on Tests. But Kids Need Us to Do Just That
As districts receive an influx of district dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, Carlotta Pope, a high school English teacher in Brooklyn, and Paula L. White, executive director of...
Coalition of civil rights, education, parent and business groups comments on New York Board of Regents submission of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability plan
NEW YORK – The accountability plan approved by the New York State Board of Regents on Monday for submission to the U.S. Department of Education represents a critical moment for the future of...