LOHUD: EDUCATION ISSUES IN THE NEWS, NY RULES TO BOOST PRIVATE SCHOOL EDUCATION OVERSIGHT

NY rules to boost private school education oversight clear key hurdle; what districts face

A committee of the New York State Board of Regents voted unanimously Monday on controversial "substantial equivalency" rules for nonpublic schools, an effort that turned into a years-long battle, even though the rules would enforce a law on the books since 1865.  The so-called Part 130 regulations charge local school districts with assessing education quality in all nonpublic schools within their borders. Local districts, with the state education commissioner, also must establish action for those that don't provide an education that is considered substantially equivalent to what kids in the public schools receive.  Private schools have various pathways to prove a substantially equivalent process − from offering Regents diplomas to participating in other programs − and skip the review process. MORE FROM LOHUD HERE.