Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC Testifies on Summer Rising and the Summer Youth Employment Program

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about the need to ensure that the City’s summer programming provides needed support for all students, including students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students who are homeless.

Oct 25, 2022

الشهادة والتعليق العام

الاتحاد الآسيوي يشهد على برامج الطفولة المبكرة

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding our concern about the 800 preschoolers with significant disabilities who were waiting for seats in their legally mandated preschool special education classes as of June 2022.

19 أكتوبر 2022

الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on Meeting the Needs of All Students with Disabilities

AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the serious obstacles that students with disabilities and their families continue to experience every day on the ground. Every day, Advocates for Children hears from parents struggling to get their children with disabilities the education they need.

21 أيلول (سبتمبر) 2022

الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC Testifies on School Budget Cuts

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the impact of school budget cuts, calling on the City to restore funding for school budgets and also continue key investments targeted to students with the greatest needs.

22 أغسطس 2022

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الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC Submits Comments on Section 504

AFC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recommending changes to the federal regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Aug 4, 2022

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AFC Submits Comments on Home Instruction

AFC submitted comments to the State Education Department supporting changes to regulations to increase the minimum number of hours of home instruction and establish a new process for requesting home instruction, as well as suggesting further changes.

Jul 28, 2022

الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC Testifies on Cuts to School Budgets in the Adopted FY 2023 New York City Budget

Advocates for Children of New York testified before the City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Oversight and Investigations regarding our deep concerns about school budget cuts.

Jun 24, 2022

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AFC Submits Comments on the Disability Classification “Emotional Disturbance”

AFC submitted comments in response to the New York State Education Department’s proposed amendments to sections 200.1 and 200.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to the disability classification “Emotional Disturbance.”

May 31, 2022

الشهادة والتعليق العام

AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on the New York City FY 2023 Executive Budget

AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Finance regarding the FY 23 Executive Budget, urging the City to invest in targeted initiatives to support English Language Learners, students with disabilities, students who are homeless or in foster care, and students with mental health needs.

May 25, 2022

الشهادة والتعليق العام

الاتحاد الآسيوي يشهد على الاحتياجات التعليمية للطلاب في الحضانة

أدلى الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم بشهادته أمام لجنة التعليم بمجلس المدينة فيما يتعلق بالاحتياجات التعليمية للطلاب في الحضانة. نحن نحث المدينة على توفير طاقم عمل كامل لفريق صغير من إدارة التعليم يركز على الطلاب في الحضانة وضمان خدمة الحافلات حتى لا يضطر الطلاب إلى نقل المدارس عند إيداعهم في الحضانة.

20 أبريل 2022

موارد السياسة

More than 115 Organizations Call for Changes to New York State’s School Funding Formula

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