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Testimony: 2023 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing — Elementary and Secondary Education
Students across New York State are now engaged in the most consequential school year in generations, following three...
Students Can’t Wait: Equity Priorities for New Yorkers in 2023
During our briefing, Students Can’t Wait: Equity Priorities for New Yorkers in 2023, we joined with our partners from...
Why I Teach: Believe In Their Abilities
BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITIES Maria Rios Castillo, New York City “THEY CAN TAKE THE PATH THAT I CHOSE — THE PATH THAT IS...
Why I Teach: It’s My Responsibility
Debnam, Buffalo I teach to empower; to give all children the efficacy to make informed, world changing decisions. I...
Why I Teach: Building a Community
BUILDING A COMMUNITY J. Miguel Jiménez, New York City “TEACHING FOR ME IS A HOPE TO FOSTER AND BUILD A COMMUNITY FOR...
Why I Teach: Finding Their Moment
FINDING THEIR MOMENT Mary Gilbert, Rochester “THERE IS THIS THING, THIS FEELING THAT STUDENTS GET WHEN THEY REALIZE...
A Natural Connection: An Outlet
AN OUTLET Aaron, Buffalo “SHE UNDERSTOOD ME.” Aaron graduated from the Buffalo Public Schools last year without ever...
A Natural Connection: Role Models
ROLE MODELS Wesley, Amityville “I KNOW THAT IF I SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE AS A BLACK MALE HE WILL...
A Natural Connection: We Call Her Mom
WE CALL HER MOM Aneth, New York City “I FEEL LIKE I CAN BE AS GREAT AS HER BECAUSE SHE IS THIS POWERFUL HISPANIC WOMAN...
Students across New York convene to learn more about pathways after high school
Being in high school during a pandemic has already been hard enough. And as a new school year starts, many students...
Assessments, accountability, and equity in New York
New York students have endured incredible challenges and disruptions to their learning during the ongoing pandemic,...