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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:
https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/01/17/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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