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Coalition Home Covid-19 ESSA New York’s ESSA Plan Students Experiencing Homelessness Standards and Accountability Graduation Requirements Advocacy Hub Course Access Suspensions Educator Diversity Resources Press Releases Blog New York Equity Coalition The New York Equity Coalition is a group of civil rights, education, parent, and business organizations committed to fighting for higher achievement and greater opportunities for all students in New York State. Learn more about the coalition Graduation Standards All students should leave high school prepared for college, careers, and active citizenship. ESSA The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states considerable flexibility to craft their own accountability system. Course Access Across New York State, our education system denies students of color and students who are low-income access to rigorous instruction. Our Priorities ISSUE 1: Educational equity during the pandemic More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced school closures across New York State, one concern remains top of mind for parents – how the loss of instructional time in the classroom will affect their children. LEARN MORE ISSUE 2: What ESSA means for New York state? The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced No Child Left Behind, gives states considerable flexibility to craft their own accountability systems — in the process asking states to make crucial decisions about what it means to be a successful school, what rate of academic progress is acceptable, and what to do when schools are not meeting our expectations. ESSA presents a critical opportunity to improve New York’s education system – a system driven by massive systemic inequities in access, opportunity and performance, especially for students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities, and English learners. LEARN MORE ISSUE 3: Ensuring access to advanced coursework Across New York State, our education system denies students of color and students who are low-income access to rigorous instruction in a range of courses that will prepare them for success in college, careers, and civic life. It doesn’t have to be this way. New York can and must do better. LEARN MORE ISSUE 4: Addressing disproportionality in suspensions New York schools imposed out-of-school suspensions on more than 66,000 students in the 2016-17 school year — an average of at least one student a minute, every hour of the school day. And stark racial disparities persist with Black students being disproportionately targeted for disciplinary action. Something must change. learn more ISSUE 5: Meaningful graduation standards All students should leave high school prepared for college, careers, and active citizenship. But some pathways may be less aligned to that goal, potentially limiting opportunities available to students once they leave high school. LEARN MORE Join us in the fight for equity!The New York Equity Coalition is a group of civil rights, education, parent, and business organizations committed to fighting for higher achievement and greater opportunities for all students in New York State. NAVIGATION Home Covid-19 ESSA Course Access Graduation Standards CONTACT 222 Broadway 19th Floor New York, NY 10038 OUR NEWSLETTER Enter your email below to subscribe to our newsletter! Success! Email Subscribe Copyright © 2021 – EquityInEdNY.org All Right Reserved Designed by Division Web...