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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

Testimonio y comentario público

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

Black father touching son's shoulder on street. (Photo by Keira Burton via Pexels)

Resumen temático

Desconectados: El costo de la pandemia en la asistencia de estudiantes en refugios

Según los datos de asistencia mensual publicados por el Departamento de Educación (DOE) de la ciudad de Nueva York, los estudiantes que viven en refugios para personas sin hogar tuvieron significativamente más dificultades para acceder a la educación que sus pares alojados permanentemente en el invierno y la primavera de 2021.

18 de octubre de 2021

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Testifies on the DOE’s Use of Foundation Aid and Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding

AFC testified before the New York State Senate Education Committee on the DOE’s use of increased state and federal education funding; specifically, how the funding is being used to meet the needs of students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students experiencing homelessness—students who were hit particularly hard by the closure of schools.

Oct 5, 2021

Testimonio y comentario público

La AFC testifica sobre la reducción de las responsabilidades de la policía de Nueva York en las escuelas de la ciudad de Nueva York

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Public Safety, joining the call from students, parents, and educators for police-free schools and urging the City to eliminate the reliance on the New York City Police Department to address the needs of students in our schools.

27 de septiembre de 2021

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Testifies on School Reopening Protocols and Mental Health Supports

AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education on the City’s plan to hire 250 new School Safety Agents (SSAs), rather than invest in the social-emotional and mental health supports our students need so profoundly at this point in time.

Sep 1, 2021

Two young girls drawing in a classroom. (Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva via Pexels)

Carta de inicio de sesión

100+ Organizations Urge Governor Cuomo to Increase Funding for Preschool Special Education Programs

AFC joined more than 100 organizations in sending a letter urging the Governor 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.

Aug 9, 2021

Tweed Courthouse, the headquarters of the Department of Education.

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Comments on Proposed Amendments to Chancellor’s Regulation A-710 – Section 504 Policy and Procedures

AFC submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-710 about Section 504 accommodations for students with disabilities.

Jul 28, 2021

Pencil laying on an open spiral-bound notebook. (Photo by PNW Production via Pexels)

Testimonio y comentario público

AFC Comments on Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline

AFC submitted public comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the exclusionary, punitive school discipline and police policies and practices faced by New York City public school students, the disproportionate impact these policies and practices have on Black and Brown students and students with disabilities, and promising alternative practices.

Jul 23, 2021

Rear shot of a student writing on a worksheet. (Photo by Katerina Holmes from Pexels)

Comunicado de prensa

Response to Release of DOE Academic Recovery Plan

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the NYC Department of Education’s release of its plan for using its historic influx of funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

Jul 8, 2021

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