AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the New York City Council Committee on Finance about the importance of rejecting proposed cuts to schools and investing in education initiatives that will help students get needed support when they return to school, including funding for preschool special education classes, direct mental health support for students, guaranteed transportation for students in foster care, support for English Language Learners, and more.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.161 resultados encontrados
AFC submitted comments to NYSED on proposed changes to the state special education regulations, urging the State to reject proposed amendments that would allow non-attorneys to serve as hearing officers in special education cases.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio’s announcement about offers to New York City Pre-K programs.
AFC wrote to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, expressing our strong opposition to any waivers of federal laws protecting students with disabilities pursuant to the pandemic.
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 at the New York State Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2020–2021 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to fully fund Foundation Aid; increase investments in targeted areas such as preschool special education programs, support for Multilingual Learners, and positive approaches to discipline; and reject the harmful special education waiver proposal.
Como resultado de años de inversión insuficiente por parte del Estado en programas de educación especial preescolar, Nueva York está muy lejos de brindar a todos los niños las clases de educación especial preescolar que necesitan y que tienen derecho legal a recibir. Este informe de políticas muestra un déficit proyectado de más de 1,000 asientos en clases de educación especial preescolar para niños con discapacidades de la ciudad de Nueva York para la primavera de 2020.
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.
Este informe de diciembre de 2019, publicado en colaboración con Comité de Ciudadanos para los Niños de Nueva York (CCC), muestra que la desinversión estatal en el programa de Intervención Temprana de Nueva York ha causado importantes disparidades raciales y socioeconómicas en el acceso a los servicios. El informe muestra que los niños menores de tres años con retrasos en el desarrollo o discapacidades tienen menos probabilidades de recibir servicios críticos que podrían ayudarlos a alcanzar su máximo potencial si viven en vecindarios de color y de bajos ingresos, y hace una serie de recomendaciones a Nueva York. Ciudad y Estado de Nueva York para aumentar el acceso a los servicios de Intervención Temprana.
Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Department of Education’s informe de datos de educación especial for the 2018-19 school year.