The Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому wrote to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the Board of Regents, urging them to take immediate action to ensure that no student loses the chance to finish high school due to the pandemic.
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The Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому wrote to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the Board of Regents, urging them to take immediate action to ensure that no student loses the chance to finish high school due to the pandemic.
As students returned to remote or hybrid learning in fall 2020, the Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому urged State education officials to extend COVID-19 exemptions to Regents exams through the 2020–21 school year so that high school students and educators could focus on preparing for students’ future success rather than preparing for high-stakes tests. In December, over 1,000 individuals from around New York State signed a petition joining in this request.
This June 2020 policy brief shows that there are approximately 3,700 students in New York State who will age out of school this year and lose their chance to earn a diploma. They are disproportionately students of color, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners. The brief and an accompanying sign-on letter call on the State Education Department to issue guidance directing districts to allow all students aging out of school without a diploma to return to high school next year.
More than 100 education and advocacy organizations and over five dozen parents and educators from across New York State sent a letter to the New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department, urging them to give students who are aging out of school this year the opportunity to return to high school for the 2020-21 school year, rather than lose their chance to earn a high school diploma because of COVID-19.
In the face of unprecedented school closures due to COVID-19, the Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому (coordinated by AFC) urged State education officials to suspend exit exam requirements for students otherwise eligible to graduate in 2020.
АФК, от имени Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому, свидетельствовал перед комитетом городского совета по образованию о тестах с высокими ставками и о необходимости большего количества способов определить, что учащиеся освоили стандарты окончания средней школы.
In response to Chancellor Rosa’s announcement that New York State would form a Blue Ribbon Commission to re-examine high school graduation requirements, the Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому (coordinated by AFC) submitted a list of stakeholder groups and study questions that are critical to consider as the state works to identify graduation requirements that are comprehensible, rigorous, and that meet the needs of all learners.
The Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому sent a letter to State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, and the Board of Regents, urging them to move forward with a 2017 proposal to convene a State Commission to examine high school diploma requirements and to propose meaningful, rigorous pathways to a diploma that do not rely on high-stakes tests.
The Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому submitted comments to the State Education Department regarding a proposal to establish a new Superintendent Determination pathway to a local diploma for certain students with disabilities who earn a CDOS Commencement Credential.
The Коалиция за несколько путей к диплому (coordinated by AFC) submitted comments in support of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) proposal to amend Section 100.7 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to establish a new pathway to a high school equivalency diploma. The Coalition made several recommendations to avoid pushout of high school students.