From NYS Allies For Public Education website: http://www.nysape.org/allies.html, are the following grassroots organizations for education reform:
Western Region
Coalition for Justice in Education – Coalition for Justice in Education is a group of passionate educators, parents and students in the Rochester, NY area, who work for school reform and change based on social justice, progressive education and child-centered practices!
Concerned Teachers of Chautauqua County – Teachers who want to engage stake holders about current education issues such as: APPR, high stakes standardized testing, Opt Out info and a variety of other concerns.
East Aurora Supporters of Public Education – This group was created to help the East Aurora community learn about, discuss, and bring about change in education policies that effect our schools and children. Here are several policies that concern many parents: NYS testing, student data sharing, Race to the Top, and additional student testing (SLOs) used for teacher evaluations (APPR).
Genesee-Wyoming Parents Against High-Stakes Testing – This is a discussion group for parents in Genesee and Wyoming Counties who are concerned about NYS high-stakes exams and… Common Core curriculum in our schools.
Hamburg Parents for QUALITY Public Education – We’re a group of parents concerned about our children’s public education. We are working together to improve the opportunities made available for our kids, and we will hold our government leaders, Board of Education, administrators, and teachers accountable for the choices they make.
Ken-Ton Parents Against Excessive Testing – This group is for Kenmore-Tonawanda parents that are against excessive standardized testing for our children.
Lancaster Central School District Info on Standardized Testing – A group for parents in the Lancaster Central School District (LCSD) in NY to
gather information and talk about the effects of Common Core and excessive testing on our children.
NYS Stop Testing – A movement to end high-stakes testing in New York State and our nation. Parents need to start this revolution by opting out their children from state testing programs in order to take back public education from the corporate reformers who are destroying the education of our children.
O.P. Parents Against Excessive Testing
Rush Henrietta Parents Against Excessive Standardized Testing
Western New Yorkers for Public Education – Our goal is to educate parents and community members about the real education that children are receiving and to help parents understand what the options are for their children.
West Seneca Parents for Quality Public Education – We are a group of parents united by our love of children and our schools. We are parents who believe in quality public …education for all children. The intention of this group is to have meaningful dialogue about important topics in education today such as high stakes testing, the common core, APPR, In-Bloom private data collection, current state mandates, etc.
Williamsville Parents for Meaningful Assessment – This group is for Williamsville parents that are against excessive, unnecessary standardized testing for our children. …What unites us is more than a commitment to quality education. We want to see “high stakes testing” replaced with meaningful assessment. Some parents are opting out, some are speaking out, others are here to learn more. It is our concern with testing that unites us.
Central Region
Central and Northern NY for Education: The PUBLIC in Public Education – Public Education is supposed to be about the PUBLIC. This group was started due to concerns about our children’s education. It is an attempt to come together against the Common Core Curriculum AND the mania of
high stakes testing that is gripping our communities, states, and nation.
New York State Foundations of Education Association – The New York State Foundations of Education Association is dedicated to increasing and fostering the understanding of the role of social foundations in education.
NYS Refuse the Test – This advocacy group is designed to bring together parents, educators, and all citizens that are concerned about the effects of
high-stakes testing on our children and the issues related to high-stakes testing.
Oneonta Area for Public Education – A group dedicated to informing the rural communities in and around Oneonta about current issues in public education, including the negative impact of high stakes, standardized tests, education reform, the Common Core, APPR, student data-sharing, and any other education-related topics.
Opt Out CNY – A group dedicated to informing the Central New York public about the negative impact that Common Core State Standards, high stakes standardized tests, and data mining are having on children and public education.
Oswego County For Public Education Discussion Group – This group page will be used to discuss what is going on in our Public Education
system today. We are parents and educators taking a stand and fighting for our children’s education. This is not a political page, there is no red or blue here, it is all about Public Education. Parents and Educators united.
Southern Tier Against Common Core and Testing – A place for members of the communities of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Steuben, Corning-Elmira-Binghamton, Steuben…, Chemung, Tioga and Broome Counties.
Adirondack Region
Capital District NY Withdraw from Common Core – This advocacy group is designed to bring together parents, educators, and all
citizens in the Capital District of New York State that are concerned about the effects of high-stakes testing on our children, the issues related to high-stakes testing, and the negative effect the Common Core State Standards initiative is having on our public schools.
North Country Alliance for Public Education – We are a dedicated group of parents and citizens who want to bring about positive change in our schools, particularly as… it pertains to the over-abundance of high stakes testing and privatization that is taking over our schools and harming our most precious resource, OUR CHILDREN!
Opt Out Staab – Opting Out Is An Option
Saranac Lake Parent Faculty Education Alliance – The Saranac Lake Parent Faculty Educational Alliance is a group of parents, teachers, and school administrators dedicated to improving education in our district and beyond
Hudson Valley Region
Heads Down, Thumbs Up – A page to inform parents, kids, and community members in the Hudson Valley about the option to opt your child out of state tests. This growing movement is our best way to redirect the education policy which continues to wreak havoc on our schools.
Pencils DOWN Rockland County – This is a grassroots movement comprised of parents, educators and friends who are willing to consider taking a stand against the New York State 3 through 8 Standardized Tests. We are here to discuss, brainstorming and share parent options and course of action. Our children are not a test score.
Ossining Citizens For Schools – Ossining Citizens for Schools is a grassroots volunteer organization, made up of local citizens who believe that a strong education system is a core value of a vibrant community.
Parents For Change – Warwick, NY – Parents for Change, Warwick, NY is a group of parents committed to ensuring that Warwick Schools continue to provide quality education and programs for our children. Our mission is to bring together members of the community that share common interests and ideas, and work to lobby with our school district in efforts to help maintain standards, while striving to assure that our children receive an excellent education.
Re-Thinking Testing Mid-Hudson Region – Re-thinking Testing seeks to: 1.) Educate parents and community members about how high-stakes testing hurts students, schools, public education, 2.) Inform community members about the fiscal impact of high-stakes testing on school budgets and on their school taxes, 3.) Examine how high-stakes testing takes away resources from other educational and after-school programs that the local community values.
New York City Region
Change The Stakes – We are a growing group concerned with the harm high stakes-testing is doing to our children and schools. We oppose an over-emphasis on tests and misuse of the results for purposes they were never intended to serve. We believe high-stakes testing must be replaced by valid forms of student, teacher, and school assessment.Class Size Matters – Class Size Matters is a non-profit organization that advocates for smaller classes in NYC’s public schools and the nation as a whole. The New York Times has called us the “city’s leading proponent of smaller classes.”
Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE) – Our working conditions are our students’ learning conditions.
Parent Voices NY – We are public school parents determined to make our voices heard in the debates around our children’s education.
Save Our Schools – Guiding principles are: Equitable funding across all public schools and school systems,an end to high stakes testing used for the purpose of student, teacher, and school evaluation,teacher, family, and community leadership in forming public education policies,curriculum responsive to and inclusive of local school communities, professional, qualified, and committed teachers in all public schools.
Time Out From Testing – Time Out From Testing is a statewide coalition of parent, educator, business, community, and civil rights organizations in New York State committed to a “time-out” from excessive and high stakes exams.
Long Island Region
Bellmore Merrick United Secondary Teachers – To provide a working environment where teachers develop professionally, reach their goals, and experience fulfilling careers.
Hauppauge Parents Advocacy Group – As parents of children attending Hauppauge schools, we believe it is our right to educate our children in a manner consistent with our community’s beliefs and values.
Kings Park Advocates for Education – Advocating for a high quality and comprehensive education for our children.
Long Island Opt-out Info – This is a group page to share information about high-stakes testing, common core curriculum, and opting out.
Long Island Parents For Education – A site to share information about high-stakes testing, data mining, common core curriculum, and opting out (refusing the state tests). There is a fight by administrators, principals, and teachers to save our children’s education that has been going on around us for the past few years, many of us unaware.
No Common Sense Education – I am neutral when it comes to politics but I am not neutral when it comes to people attacking public education.
North Shore Parent Action Committee – Our goal is to encourage and support parent/community member participation in critical issues impacting the North Shore Central School District.
Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association – Work for the advancement of education and the improvement of educational opportunities for all. To speak as the single voice of our members before the Board of Education, Administration, legal authorities, and residents of the community.
Reclaiming Our Public Schools – Parents and teachers coming together and fighting for their children/students is what will conquer this flawed system. These are our children/Students and these are our schools and we must reclaim them!
Refuse the Tests and The Common Core Sachem! – The amount of testing and assessments forced upon our children is excessive and that excessive amount of testing is being used by NYSED to determine if a teacher is effective or not. We can’t stay silent and do nothing while these unjustly abusive mandates and policies are setting up our children and our schools for failure.
Sachem Community Alliance for Public Education – We are a group of concerned parents and teachers of the Sachem community who believe it is our right to educate our children in a manner consistent with our community’s beliefs and values.
Students Not Scores – Group of parents and educators advocating for student rights and recognizing students as individuals and not just as a score.
Statewide
Autism Action Network – Its mission is to be a strong and unified voice for children with Neuro-developmental and communication disorders so that each person will be provided the support necessary to live a full and productive life.
New York Principals – As building principals, we applaud efforts aimed towards excellence for all of our students. We cannot, however, stand by while untested practices are put in place without any meaningful discussion or proven research.
NY Parents Opposed To Data Sharing Without Consent – We’re a group of parents who are opposed to our children’s information (data) being shared to 3rd parties without our consent.
