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
Yonkers middle schoolers excel taking Algebra 1 in a familiar environment
Yonkers Superintendent Edwin M. Quezada’s expansion of Algebra 1 at the middle school level started with a simple premise: Students might be more likely to succeed in a difficult course in an...
At Rochester’s Joseph C. Wilson Magnet School, the goal is supporting all students to be successful in IB courses
When Julie VanDerwater took over as principal at Rochester’s Joseph C. Wilson Magnet School in 2016, there were only about 30 students in the school’s prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB)...
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
Even when they scored proficient on the state math assessment in grade 7, students who are low-income and students of color were less likely than their non low-income and White peers to be enrolled in an advanced math class in grade 9, according to new data.
Poll: Recent grads call for more rigorous college and career preparation in high schools
Just one in three New York public high school recent graduates report that they felt “significantly challenged” in high school, and roughly half of those who went on to college report having to take at least one remedial course.
Legislators, superintendents, business leaders, parents, and students join together to ensure all students have access to critical courses
More than 500 parents, educators, and community leaders across New York are calling on state education officials to take steps to ensure that all students have access to the critical courses that will prepare them for success in college, careers, and civic life.
Albany Times Union: New York must take steps to prepare students for future
Read about why ensuring all students have access to key courses is critical for New York’s future in our opinion piece published in the Albany Times Union.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Rochester’s future depends on all students being ready for success
Read why access to critical courses is essential to ensuring all Rochester students can fully participate in the region’s economy in our opinion piece in the Democrat and Chronicle.
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
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 accountability and school support and improvement in New York.
New York State’s Public School Parents Believe Schools Are Not Preparing Students for College and Careers and Support Efforts to Measure and Improve School Performance, New Statewide Poll Finds
While three in four New York State parents believe high school graduates today should be ready for college, only 43 percent of parents believe that NY’s current high school graduates are in fact ready, according to a statewide poll.
Release of ESSA “High Concept Ideas” – A First-Look Analysis
To: Education Reporters & Editorial Board Members From: Buffalo Urban League, The Business Council of New York State, Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, District-Parent...