Advocates for Children se unió a otras 11 organizaciones para pedirle al Canciller Carranza que garantice que los estudiantes sin hogar tengan acceso a los Centros de Enriquecimiento Regionales cuando abran la próxima semana. Si bien no cuestionamos la decisión de cerrar escuelas a la luz de la actual emergencia de salud pública, estamos profundamente preocupados por el impacto desproporcionado que probablemente tendrán los cierres a largo plazo en los más de 100,000 estudiantes de la ciudad que se encuentran sin hogar.
Recursos de políticas
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.
More than 115 Organizations Call for Changes to New York State’s School Funding Formula
Every child in New York State has the right to a sound, basic education—and providing such an education requires adequate and equitable funding. More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those who have the greatest needs.76 Results Found
AFC submitted comments on the Department of Education’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about access to after-school programming for students with disabilities, students in temporary housing and students in foster care and legislation related to universal after-school programming.
El Centro de Asistencia Técnica y Educativa para Estudiantes Sin Hogar del Estado de Nueva York (NYS-TEACHS), un proyecto de Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), publicó nuevos datos que muestran que la cantidad de estudiantes en la ciudad de Nueva York identificados como sin hogar durante el año 2018 -El año escolar 2019 se mantuvo obstinadamente alto, superando los 100.000 por cuarto año consecutivo.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on General Welfare and Committee on Women and Gender Equity about the education of students living in domestic violence shelters and legislation related to students living in shelters.
Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s vote to adopt the Fiscal Year 2020 city budget.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the agreement announced between Mayor de Blasio and the New York City Council to fund 216 new school social workers.
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 2020 Executive Budget.
AFC submitted comments in response to the DOE’s proposed changes to the Chancellor’s Regulations regarding the education of students in temporary housing, including the importance of bus service for kindergarten through sixth grade students living in shelters.