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.
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AFC testified before the City Council Committees on Education, Finance, and Land Use about the need to increase resources to make more NYC schools accessible to students, families, and staff with physical disabilities.
La AFC testificó ante el Comité de Educación del Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York con respecto al Presupuesto de Capital del Año Fiscal 2019, pidiendo mayores fondos para mejorar la accesibilidad escolar.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget, calling for increased funding for support for students in temporary housing, busing for students in foster care, and school climate initiatives.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice on the educational needs of New York City’s court-involved youth while in juvenile detention and placement, and after their release from these settings.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education at a hearing on community schools, renewal schools, and a special education reporting bill.
AFC submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education on diversity and inclusion in City schools.
AFC testificó ante el Comité de Seguridad Pública del Ayuntamiento de Nueva York sobre el papel de la policía de Nueva York en la disciplina escolar y cuestiones de salud mental. Solicitamos una realineación de los recursos de la Ciudad para reflejar la necesidad crítica de apoyar adecuadamente las necesidades socioemocionales de los estudiantes y abordar las sorprendentes disparidades raciales en las intervenciones policiales.
AFC testified before the City Council Education Committee offering several recommendations to prevent and address bullying behavior, including expanding whole-school trainings that improve school climate, better utilizing existing data, better utilizing Field Support Center personnel, increasing awareness of anti-bullying resources, and improving reporting.
A new school year has started!