Our Mission

Led by parents, the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice is organizing a movement to end the inequities in the city’s public school system. We are a collaborative of community-based organizations and unions whose members include culturally diverse parents, community members, students and educators. We are motivated by the urgent need to obtain a quality and well-rounded education for all students. We will mobilize the power of parents and the community to affect policy change and create a more equitable educational system.

Our Platform

Make All Schools Great Schools!

RE-DESIGN THE SCHOOL DAY

The current school day was designed 100 years ago to prepare students for factory or farm work, not for college and careers. Back then, public schools did not expect all students to graduate and go to college. To meet the challenges of the 21st century, struggling schools must be given the opportunity to reorganize teaching and learning and:

  1. Add More Time to the School Day and Year
  2. Provide a Well-Rounded, College-Preparatory Curriculum for all Students
  3. Attract, Train and Keep the Best Teachers and Principals
  4. Provide Strong, Comprehensive Supports for Every Child
  5. Put the Parents Back in Public Education
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What's New

CEJ releases report on failed policy of school closure

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The Hard Facts

  • Even with recent improvements in student test scores, only half of Black and Latino eighth-graders in New York City can read and write at state standards.
  • Less than a third of Black and Latino students graduate high school in four years with a Regents diploma, which is essential for college, compared to almost two-thirds of White students.
  • Three out of four NYC public school graduates who enter the City University of New York colleges are not ready for college work and have to take remedial courses

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