Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

Students in a classroom. (Photo by RDNE Stock project via Pexels)

بيان صحفي

29,000 NYC Students with Disabilities Failed to Receive Required Special Education Instruction

Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Department of Education’s تقرير بيانات التربية الخاصة for the 2018-19 school year.

Nov 1, 2019

A row of school buses parked near Times Square. (Photo by Jannis Lucas on Unsplash)

بيان صحفي

School Transportation Demands Urgent Attention

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Department of Education’s transportation data report for the 2018-19 school year.

Nov 1, 2019

Close up of students writing on exam answer sheets in a classroom. (Photo by arrowsmith2, Adobe Stock)

موجز القضية

Student Homelessness in New York City, 2018–19

The New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS), a project of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), posted new data showing that the number of students in New York City identified as homeless during the 2018-2019 school year remained stubbornly high, topping 100,000 for the fourth consecutive year.

Oct 28, 2019

Blue seats on an empty school bus. (Photo by Roxane Bay, Adobe Stock)

خطاب تسجيل الدخول

Sign-On Letter Calling for Transportation for Students in Foster Care

AFC joined 25 child welfare and education organizations in calling on the City to abide by federal and state law and honor its commitment to guarantee bus service or a comparable mode of transportation to kindergarten through sixth-grade students in foster care. Although the adopted city budget states that the Administration agreed to ensure bus service for students in foster care, the Department of Education is continuing to deny requests for bus service.

Sep 26, 2019

Tweed Courthouse, the headquarters of the Department of Education.

الشهادة والتعليق العام

الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم يقدم تعليقاته على التغييرات المقترحة على لوائح المستشار A-831 وA-832

قدمت AFC تعليقات إلى وزارة التعليم في مدينة نيويورك بشأن التغييرات المقترحة على لوائح المستشار التي تتناول التحرش الجنسي بين الطلاب والتمييز والتحرش والترهيب والتسلط.

24 سبتمبر 2019

الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC Testifies on the Education of Students Living in Domestic Violence Shelters

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on General Welfare and Committee on Women and Gender Equity about the education of students living in domestic violence shelters and legislation related to students living in shelters.

24 سبتمبر 2019

الشهادة والتعليق العام

يشهد الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم على مسارات متعددة للحصول على الدبلوم

الاتحاد الآسيوي نيابة عن التحالف من أجل مسارات متعددة للحصول على الدبلوم، شهد أمام لجنة التعليم بمجلس المدينة بشأن الاختبارات عالية المخاطر والحاجة إلى المزيد من الطرق لتحديد أن الطلاب قد أتقنوا معايير التخرج من المدرسة الثانوية.

24 سبتمبر 2019

Open book lying on the table in the public library. (Photo by monticellllo, Adobe Stock)

بيان صحفي

Statement in Response to the Release of English Language Arts & Math Test Scores

In response to the release of the grades 3–8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Math test scores for 2019, Kim Sweet, Executive Director, issued the following statement.

Aug 22, 2019

الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC & the NYCLU Submit Comments on Proposed Changes to the School Discipline Code for 2019-20

Advocates for Children and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) jointly submitted comments to the New York City Department of Education on proposed changes to the New York City Discipline Code for the 2019-2020 school year.

Jul 30, 2019

Rear view of a boy wearing black hoodie sitting in a classroom. (Photo by Taylor Flowe on Unsplash)

بيان صحفي

Response to Release of NYC School Discipline Package

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio’s release of a school discipline package.

Jun 20, 2019

موارد السياسة

Leading the Way for NYC Schools: Recommendations for the Next Administration

مصنف بواسطة

الاشتراك العالمي