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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Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, issued the following statement in response to the President’s Executive Order seeking to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth regarding the need for continued funding for critical early childhood care and education programs.
Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying at the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget hearing.
Excellent public schools are essential to making New York City an attractive place to live and raise a family and to ensuring a strong foundation for our City’s future. Regardless of what happens at the federal level in the years ahead, it will be essential for New York City Public Schools to remain focused on the critical task of ensuring all young people receive the support they need to learn and thrive. Based on our experience helping thousands of New York City families each year, we urge the next Mayoral Administration to take on big challenges with bold ideas and stand firm in the face of threats to students’ civil rights.
As the City moves forward under the new Presidential Administration, AFC and the Newcomer Education Network (NEN) strongly urge New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) to strengthen existing policies and implement additional measures to safeguard immigrant students’ right to access public education.
The Fiscal Year 2026 budget must sustain important education programs funded with one-year city dollars set to expire in June 2025 and make additional investments to address pressing needs.
Today, 116 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.
AFC submitted comments to the Rockefeller Institute of Government about the state Foundation Aid education funding formula. New York State must revise the formula to meet the needs of today’s schools and students, including students who need the most support.
Hoy, la AFC testifica ante el Comité de Educación del Concejo Municipal de Nueva York sobre Intro. 266, que establece un grupo de trabajo para la prevención del acoso; Introducción. 399, que exige informes sobre el cumplimiento de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades; Introducción. 733, que exige informes sobre educación profesional y técnica; e Introducción. 771, que exige la distribución de información sobre servicios de interpretación.
Hoy, AFC y la Coalición ARISE (coordinada por AFC) están testificando ante el Comité de Educación y el Comité de Finanzas del Consejo de la Ciudad de Nueva York sobre el Presupuesto Ejecutivo para el año fiscal 2025 y el Plan Capital para el año fiscal 2025-2029. Nuestro testimonio pide a la Ciudad que mantenga el financiamiento para varios programas críticos que aún están en proceso de corte y que invierta $1.25B para hacer que más escuelas sean accesibles.