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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AFC submitted comments to the New York City Board of Health on proposed regulations regarding child care programs in homeless shelters.
AFC submitted testimony for the New York State Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2017–2018 Human Services Budget proposal, urging legislators to increase investments in child care so that more children from low-income backgrounds can access early childhood education programs.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition, which is coordinated by AFC, each testified before the City Council Education Committee about the education proposals in the Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Budget.
AFC testified at the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare hearing on interagency collaboration between the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to protect children in temporary housing. We urge ACS and DHS to create a long-term plan to enroll all eligible children living in the City’s shelters in early childhood education programs.
AFC testified on the proposed state education budget for 2015–2016, urging the Legislature to increase funding for pre-K, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and to support English Language Learners (ELLs) and immigrant students; reject the Executive Budget special education waiver proposal; modify the charter school proposal to ensure that charter schools serve high-needs populations; support the proposal to establish regional rates for Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services; and increase education funding overall.
AFC testified at the City Council Committee on General Welfare oversight hearing on EarlyLearn. EarlyLearn programs need adequate funding, training, technical assistance, and support to serve all eligible preschool students, including those who need additional support in order to succeed in the classroom and prepare for kindergarten.
Today Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Disability Services on the importance of the Early Intervention program.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committees on General Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Women’s Issues about the impact of the FY 2015 Preliminary Budget on early learning programs, and the importance of providing adequate funding for high-quality early childhood education programs for young children from low-income backgrounds.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Women’s Issues in support of New York City’s plan to create a new funding stream to pay for a rapid expansion of Universal Pre-K.
A new school year begins!