Este informe de políticas destaca las disparidades en la asistencia escolar durante la pandemia y pide a la Ciudad que invierta en un ambicioso Plan de Recuperación de la Educación que garantice que todos los estudiantes puedan recibir el apoyo académico y socioemocional que necesitan cuando regresen a la escuela.
Recursos de políticas
AFC trabaja para cambiar la política educativa para que el sistema de escuelas públicas sirva todo niños de manera efectiva. Publicamos informes de políticas y análisis de datos, testificamos a nivel municipal y estatal, hablamos en la prensa para llamar la atención sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los estudiantes y las familias a las que servimos, y nos unimos a otros defensores, padres, jóvenes y educadores para pedir cambiar.
More than 115 Organizations Call for Changes to New York State’s School Funding Formula
Every child in New York State has the right to a sound, basic education—and providing such an education requires adequate and equitable funding. More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those who have the greatest needs.428 Results Found
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the City’s announcement of summer programming for 2021.
More than 100 organizations sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio making the point that 3-K and Pre-K will never be “for all” until the City addresses the continuing shortage of seats in preschool special education classes—a shortage that has left young children with disabilities who have a legal right to such a class sitting at home or in settings that cannot provide the support they need.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) emitió la siguiente respuesta al anuncio del alcalde de Blasio de que la ciudad de Nueva York planea utilizar fondos federales de ayuda educativa por COVID-19 para expandir 3-K en toda la ciudad.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2022, outlining our priorities for an ambitious education initiative to direct the largest one-time federal investment in education in our nation’s history.
AFC testificó ante el Comité de Seguridad Pública del Concejo Municipal de Nueva York en una audiencia sobre el Borrador del Plan Colaborativo de Reforma y Reinvención de la Policía de la Ciudad de Nueva York del alcalde.
With the federal government having approved the largest one-time investment in education in our nation’s history, NYC needs an ambitious education initiative to pave the way to hope and opportunity for this generation of students. Such a plan must invest resources in academic support, mental health support, and outreach and engagement. It must be targeted to assist students disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, including the provision of specialized instruction and support where needed. This plan outlines our recommendations for steps the City should take.
Más de 100 organizaciones educativas y de defensa enviaron una carta instando a la Junta de Regentes del Estado de Nueva York y al Departamento de Educación del Estado a dar una vez más a los jóvenes de 21 años que de otro modo estarían fuera de la escuela este año la oportunidad de regresar a la escuela secundaria para el año escolar 2021-22.
AFC submitted comments on proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-701 regarding school health services.
Advocates for Children of New York joined more than 75 organizations to call on Governor Cuomo to ensure that schools get their full COVID-19 federal relief funding and that federal funding supplements, and does not supplant, state funding.