Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

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AFC Joins 100+ Organizations to Urge Governor Hochul to Sign A.8013 / S.6515-A

AFC joined more than 100 organizations in sending a letter urging Governor Hochul to sign into law A.8013 (Benedetto) / S.6516-A (Mannion), a bill passed unanimously by the Senate and Assembly to ensure that preschool special education programs, as well as state-approved non-public schools for school-age students with significant disabilities, receive the same increase in payment rates as school districts.

Nov 30, 2021

School bus driving over the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from above. (Photo by Polina Kuzovkova on Unsplash)

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Statement in Response to Passage of Intro 150-A, Creating a Task Force on Transportation of Students in Temporary Housing

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s passage of Intro 150-A, creating a task force focused on the transportation of students in temporary housing.

Nov 23, 2021

সাক্ষ্য এবং পাবলিক মন্তব্য

AFC Testifies on Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities in the COVID Era

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education on meeting the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID era, including the need to for a non-adversarial system for providing make-up services.

18 নভেম্বর, 2021

Young child sits on her mother's lap while receiving speech therapy. (Photo by cherryandbees, Adobe Stock)

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এএফসি প্রতিবন্ধী শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য মেক-আপ পরিষেবার জরুরী প্রয়োজন মেটাতে শহরের প্রতি আহ্বান জানিয়েছে

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to the release of the New York City Department of Education (DOE)’s special education data report for the 2020–21 school year.

18 নভেম্বর, 2021

Young girl wearing a sparkly backpack walks towards a school bus. (Photo by Angelov, Adobe Stock)

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সাইন-অন লেটার

গৃহহীনতার সম্মুখীন হওয়া শিক্ষার্থীদের শিক্ষাগত চাহিদা পূরণের জন্য পরবর্তী প্রশাসনের জন্য সুপারিশ

AFC joined more than 40 organizations in releasing recommendations calling on Mayor-elect Adams to take bold action to address the educational needs of students experiencing homelessness, and to overhaul the educational support system in shelters, starting by hiring 150 shelter-based DOE Community Coordinators, and launching an interagency initiative to tackle the educational barriers these students face.

8 নভেম্বর, 2021

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

ইস্যু সংক্ষিপ্ত

Student Homelessness in New York City, 2020–21

More than 101,000 New York City students were identified as homeless during the 2020–21 school year, a 42% increase since the start of the decade and the sixth consecutive school year that more than 100,000 New York City students experienced homelessness.

8 নভেম্বর, 2021

Close-up of colored pencils. (Photo by Kindel Media via Pexels)

সাক্ষ্য এবং পাবলিক মন্তব্য

AFC Submits Comments to NYSED on NYC’s Impartial Hearing Office

AFC submitted comments to the New York State Education Department about the need for urgent action to address systemic delays and barriers in the special education impartial hearing system in New York City.

Nov 5, 2021

Hands typing on a laptop. (Photo by wavebreak3, Adobe Stock)

নীতি এজেন্ডা

NYC স্কুলগুলির জন্য দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি: পরবর্তী প্রশাসনের জন্য সুপারিশ

Mayor-elect Eric Adams will take office at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the longstanding inequities in our City’s schools. Based on our 50 years of on-the-ground experience helping students and families navigate the largest school system in the country and get the support they need to learn, we outline some of the most pressing challenges in public education — including those that pre-date COVID — where the incoming Mayor must be prepared to focus attention, energy, and resources.

3 নভেম্বর, 2021

সাক্ষ্য এবং পাবলিক মন্তব্য

AFC Submits Written Testimony in Support of Intro 1829-2019

AFC submitted written testimony to the City Council Committee on General Welfare in strong support of Intro. 1829-2019, which would preclude the Department of Homeless Services from requiring parents to bring their children to shelter intake appointments and help ensure students do not have to miss school when their families apply for shelter.

Oct 27, 2021

সাক্ষ্য এবং পাবলিক মন্তব্য

AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on the DOE’s Academic Recovery Plan for 2021-22

AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the continued work needed to strengthen the DOE’s academic recovery plans this year. While we appreciate that the City is using this funding for some important initiatives, we worry there is still inadequate detail about how the funding will be used, inadequate funding for key priorities, and too much discretion and responsibility left to individual schools that already have their hands full reopening schools and keeping school communities safe.

Oct 27, 2021

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

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