Hoy, AFC y la Coalición ARISE (coordinada por AFC) testificarán ante el Comité de Educación y el Comité de Finanzas del Concejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York en relación con el Presupuesto Ejecutivo del Año Fiscal 2026 — Educación.
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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Hoy, AFC y la Coalición ARISE (coordinada por AFC) testificarán ante el Comité de Educación y el Comité de Finanzas del Concejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York en relación con el Presupuesto Ejecutivo del Año Fiscal 2026 — Educación.
AFC submitted public comment to the Panel for Educational Policy regarding the proposed amendments to the 2025–2029 Capital Plan, urging the City to allocate at least an additional $450 million (for a total of $1.25 billion) for school accessibility.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Health and Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction, calling on the City to extend and baseline funding for the Mental Health Continuum and to add funding to enhance services at school-based mental health clinics.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth regarding the need for continued funding for critical early childhood care and education programs.
Hoy, AFC y la Coalición ARISE (coordinada por AFC) testificarán en la audiencia de presupuesto preliminar del Comité de Educación del Concejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York.
AFC presentó un testimonio ante el Comité de Hospitales del Concejo Municipal de Nueva York sobre la necesidad de extender la financiación para el Continuum de Salud Mental.
AFC submitted testimony for the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2025–26 State Health Budget, urging the State to invest in Early Intervention, as well as on the child care proposals in the Executive Budget: Human Services.
AFC, the Transition Alliance, and the ARISE Coalition testified before the City Council Committee on Education on Thursday, January 30th, 2025, on the need to improve special education services. The testimony called attention to the shortages of preschool special education classrooms and services, a lack of effective reading support for students struggling, inadequate behavioral health support, challenges with bus services, and more.
Today, AFC is testifying at the Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2025–2026 Executive State Budget Proposal for Elementary and Secondary Education.
Today, AFC is submitting written comments for the State Early Intervention Coordinating Council meeting, calling on Governor Hochul to move forward immediately with the 5% payment increase for in-person Early Intervention services promised last January to help address the shortage of service providers.