New York
State Governance
State Board of Education
The New York state board of regents consists of 17 members, each serving a five-year term. Board members are appointed by the legislature.
The state board has the authority over:
- Content Standards Adoption
- Teacher Licensure
- Appointing the Chief State School Officer
- Summative Assessments (Shared Authority)
- Jointly Authorizing Charter Schools
- Higher Education
- Cultural Institutions
- Special Education
Governor
Chief State School Officer
MaryEllen Elia
State Context
State Demographics
Public Education Enrollment by Special Populations:
Free and Reduced Price Lunch: 49.4%
English Language Learners: 2.5%
Served by IDEA: 16.6%
2015 NAEP State Data
Reading scores for Grade 4 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Reading scores for Grade 4 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Science scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Graduation Rates
Adjust cohort graduation rates between 2011 and 2015:
Charter Schools
Year Charter School Law was Enacted: 1998
Number of Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 248
Number of Students Served by Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 106,483
Charter School Cap Law: There is a cap of 460 start-up charter schools.
ESSA Plan & Implementation
Learn about New York’s ESSA plan.