US ED denies NY request for waiver on testing of SWDs

[Candace Cortiella]

The US Dept. of Ed has denied the waiver request of NYSED to test a portion of students with disabilities below their enrolled grade. More specifics below.

NYSED press release: http://www.nysed.gov/news/2018/us-department-education-approves-new-york-states-every-student-succeeds-act-plan

USED response: https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplan17/waivers/nybelowgradetestingforswdltr.pdf

Chalkbeat article:

Federal officials deny New York testing waivers but sign off on its plan for judging schools

Candace Cortiella
The Advocacy Institute
(Our comments on the waiver request are posted at http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/ESSA/AdvocacyInstituteCommentsNYSED.ESSAwaiver-9-6-17.pdf)

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