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.
Liderando el Camino para las Escuelas de Nueva York: Recomendaciones para la Próxima Administración
Basándonos en nuestra experiencia ayudando a miles de familias de Nueva York cada año, instamos al próximo alcalde a enfrentar grandes desafíos con ideas audaces y a mantenerse firme ante las amenazas a los derechos civiles de los estudiantes.
AFC testified at a New York City Council Committee on Higher Education oversight hearing on teacher training in New York City’s post-secondary institutions, emphasizing the need to better prepare new teachers to support the needs of students who are struggling to learn to read and students with behavioral challenges.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, issued the following statement in response to the proposal for expanding graduation pathways for all students discussed at today’s Board of Regents meeting.
AFC submitted comments on the New York City Department of Education’s Proposed Community Schools Policy, which we view as an important vehicle for creating shared language and expectations around the City’s Community Schools Initiative.
AFC y la Coalición ARISE (coordinada por AFC) testificaron ante el Comité de Educación del Ayuntamiento sobre la nueva estructura del DOE para apoyar a las escuelas y familias.
The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma wrote to the State Education Commissioner and the Board of Regents regarding project-based assessments, the adoption of the 4+1 pathway to a high school diploma, and recommendations for the 2016–2017 State Aid Proposal.
AFC and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) jointly submitted comments in response to the New York City Department of Education’s proposal to amend Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 relating to student admissions, discharges, and transfers.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Finance to request that the final budget include increased funding for Committee on Special Education staff and increased funding for progressive discipline support.
The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma, coordinated by AFC, wrote two letters urging the Chancellor and Board of Regents to address modifications to the Regents exam requirements as part of their report on reducing state testing and improving test quality.
Hoy la AFC testifica ante los Comités de Educación y Seguridad Pública del Concejo Municipal de Nueva York y el Subcomité de Escuelas No Públicas, sobre el clima y la disciplina escolar. La AFC apoya la aprobación de ambas Intro. Núm. 730, que modifica la Ley de Seguridad Estudiantil, e Introducción. No. 719, que exige que el DOE informe sobre la proporción de Oficiales de Seguridad Escolar (SSO) y Consejeros Orientadores en cada escuela.
