AFC শিক্ষা নীতি পরিবর্তন করার জন্য কাজ করে যাতে পাবলিক স্কুল সিস্টেম পরিবেশন করে সব শিশুরা কার্যকরভাবে। আমরা নীতি প্রতিবেদন এবং ডেটা বিশ্লেষণ প্রকাশ করি, শহর এবং রাজ্য স্তরে সাক্ষ্য দিই, আমরা যে ছাত্রছাত্রী এবং পরিবারগুলিকে সেবা করি তাদের সামনে যে চ্যালেঞ্জগুলির মুখোমুখি হয় সেগুলির প্রতি দৃষ্টি আকর্ষণ করার জন্য প্রেসে কথা বলি এবং অন্যান্য অ্যাডভোকেট, পিতামাতা, যুবক এবং শিক্ষাবিদদের সাথে যোগদান করি পরিবর্তন.
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Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget.
AFC submitted comments in response to the DOE’s proposed changes to the Chancellor’s Regulations regarding the education of students in temporary housing, including the importance of bus service for kindergarten through sixth grade students living in shelters.
AFC testified before the Panel for Educational Policy in support of the City’s proposal to include $750 million to improve school accessibility in the 2020–2024 Capital Plan. That investment in accessibility, the City’s largest to date, will literally open doors to include and integrate individuals who are far too often excluded because of their accessibility needs.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the importance of increasing funding for several education priorities, including school social workers, direct mental health support for students, educational support for students who are homeless and students in foster care, and preschool special education programs.
Advocates for Children testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction regarding the gap in access to direct mental health services and behavior supports for students with significant emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) both testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the provision of special education services. The City must do more to extend the vision of equity and excellence in education to students with disabilities and to ensure that the needs of students with disabilities are considered and addressed in every DOE policy decision.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following statement in response to the release of the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget.
Ahead of a public hearing on proposed education funding in the New York State budget, the Safe and Supportive Schools Coalition urges lawmakers to expand support for school discipline reforms.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education, Committee on Finance, and Subcommittee on Capital Budget in support of the proposal to include $750 million in the FY 2020–2024 Capital Plan to improve school accessibility.