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Our Mission
The members of the Action for Reform in Special Education (ARISE) Coalition have joined together to provide a collective and powerful voice in support of students with disabilities and learning differences in New York City public schools. We seek to improve day-to-day experiences and long-term outcomes for these students and champion systemic reform to:
- Improve services and support for students with disabilities and learning differences;
- Assure meaningful inclusion and integration;
- Promote greater transparency and accountability;
- Mitigate practices that lead to discrimination and disproportionality in rates of referral, suspension, and segregated placements; and
- Increase positive outcomes and options for all students.
About the ARISE Coalition
Past Events
2021
Reaching Every Reader: NYC Literacy Summit
In December 2021, as City leaders prepared for the transition to a new administration, the ARISE Coalition, the NYC Department of Education, and AFC jointly hosted a Literacy Summit to build a shared vision for universal literacy.
2013
Inclusion Requires Participation: Conference on Assistive Technology
In April 2013, the ARISE Coalition and partners convened a panel of seven students with disabilities, who shared their experiences using Assistive Technology solutions to address learning, communication, and physical challenges in their classrooms.
