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 submitted comments to the New York City Board of Health on proposed regulations regarding child care, with a focus on children who are homeless and children with developmental delays or disabilities.
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.
In March 2018, Advocates for Children and Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York jointly issued recommendations for expanding support for students experiencing homelessness, and sixteen leading child advocacy, education, and housing organizations sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio urging him to include a significant infusion of resources in the budget to support these students.
AFC presentó este documento técnico en la conferencia nacional de 2018 del Consejo de Abogados y Defensores de Padres (COPAA). Analiza enfoques que funcionan para apoyar positivamente a los estudiantes, mejorar el clima escolar y reducir las suspensiones, las derivaciones a las autoridades policiales y los traslados inapropiados a la sala de emergencias psiquiátricas. El documento también analiza estrategias para desmantelar el conducto de la escuela a la prisión y el impacto dispar en los estudiantes con discapacidades y los estudiantes de color, incluido el trabajo colaborativo con distritos escolares y localidades, la promoción del cambio de leyes y los litigios.
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.
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 2019 Preliminary Budget.