Kim Sweet, directora ejecutiva de Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a la publicación del informe de datos de transporte del Departamento de Educación de la ciudad de Nueva York para el año escolar 2018-19.
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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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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.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following statement in response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement that the State is approving only a two percent increase in rates for preschool special education programs for the 2019-2020 school year.
AFC testificó ante el Panel de Política Educativa en apoyo a la propuesta de la Ciudad de incluir $750 millones para mejorar la accesibilidad escolar en el Plan Capital 2020-2024. Esa inversión en accesibilidad, la más grande de la ciudad hasta la fecha, literalmente abrirá puertas para incluir e integrar a personas que con demasiada frecuencia quedan excluidas debido a sus necesidades de accesibilidad.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the importance of increasing funding for several education priorities, including school social workers, direct mental health support for students, educational support for students who are homeless and students in foster care, and preschool special education programs.
Advocates for Children testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction regarding the gap in access to direct mental health services and behavior supports for students with significant emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) both testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the provision of special education services. The City must do more to extend the vision of equity and excellence in education to students with disabilities and to ensure that the needs of students with disabilities are considered and addressed in every DOE policy decision.
La AFC testificó ante el Comité de Educación, el Comité de Finanzas y el Subcomité de Presupuesto de Capital del Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York en apoyo de la propuesta de incluir $750 millones en el Plan de Capital para el año fiscal 2020-2024 para mejorar la accesibilidad escolar.