US ED denies NY request for waiver on testing of SWDs Home › Forums › New Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) › US ED denies NY request for waiver on testing of SWDs This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 5 years, 10 months ago by Candace Cortiella. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts at 9:52 am #47016 Candace CortiellaModerator 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) Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In