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 Department of Education regarding the response protocol for cases of unexplained absence with respect to students with current or recent child welfare involvement.
Este informe de diciembre de 2016 analiza el acceso a programas de educación técnica y profesional (CTE) a nivel de escuela secundaria para estudiantes con discapacidades en el estado de Nueva York. Basado en hallazgos de datos y entrevistas con profesionales, defensores de la educación especial y padres de estudiantes con discapacidades, el documento hace recomendaciones para abordar las barreras a la CTE.
AFC testified at an oversight hearing held by the New York City Council Committees on Fire and Criminal Justice Services jointly with the Committee on Juvenile Justice and the Committee on Education. Our testimony includes recommendations for improving the quality of education for youth in detention, placement, and incarceration, and after their release from these settings.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education with recommendations for addressing bullying in New York City public schools and supporting LGBTQ students, students with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations.
AFC submitted comments in response to the New York State Education Department’s proposed plan to promote inclusion among preschool and school-age students with disabilities.
AFC testificó ante el Comité de Educación del Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York sobre el acceso a programas de Educación Técnica y Profesional (CTE) para estudiantes con discapacidades y estudiantes del idioma inglés (ELL). Se ha demostrado que la CTE ayuda a mantener a los estudiantes en riesgo, como los ELL y los estudiantes con discapacidades, comprometidos y encaminados hacia la graduación; pero si bien los estudiantes con discapacidades y ELL generalmente obtienen buenos resultados en los programas CTE de la ciudad, ambos grupos están subrepresentados entre los estudiantes CTE.
AFC submitted comments to the New York City Department of Education regarding proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
AFC testified at the DOE’s hearing on proposed changes to the Discipline Code. Our testimony focuses on the proposals to ban suspensions for students in kindergarten through second grade, require schools to document supports and interventions used, and expand the options for the length of suspensions.
AFC submitted public comments to U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. on the proposed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability and state plan regulations.
Today, the City announced its intention to implement the recommendation of the Mayoral Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline to modify the DOE’s discipline code to end suspensions for students in kindergarten through second grade and increase support for positive behavior interventions in schools. AFC staunchly supports the elimination of suspensions for these students and the use of a developmentally sound approach to address the behavior of young children instead.