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Ressources politiques

L'AFC s'efforce de changer la politique éducative afin que le système scolaire public serve tous enfants efficacement. Nous publions des rapports politiques et des analyses de données, témoignons aux niveaux de la ville et de l'État, nous exprimons dans la presse pour attirer l'attention sur les défis auxquels sont confrontés les étudiants et les familles que nous servons, et nous nous joignons à d'autres défenseurs, parents, jeunes et éducateurs pour appeler à changement.

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AFC Testifies on the New York City Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Education Budget
New York City City Hall Building
  • Témoignage et commentaires publics
  • AFC Testifies on the New York City Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Education Budget

    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.

    Mar 20, 2019

    AFC Testifies on ThriveNYC and Meeting the Needs of Students with Mental Health Challenges
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Témoignage et commentaires publics
  • AFC Testifies on ThriveNYC and Meeting the Needs of Students with Mental Health Challenges

    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.

    Feb 27, 2019

    AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on the Provision of Special Education Services
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Témoignage et commentaires publics
  • AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on the Provision of Special Education Services

    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.

    Feb 25, 2019

    AFC Comments on Graduation Participation for Students with Disabilities Receiving Non-Diploma Credentials
    Two teenagers walk up the steps of a school, arms around one another. (Image by Freepik)
  • Témoignage et commentaires publics
  • AFC Comments on Graduation Participation for Students with Disabilities Receiving Non-Diploma Credentials

    AFC submitted public comment to the New York State Education Department on a proposed amendment to the regulation about the right of students with disabilities receiving SACC and CDOS credentials to participate in graduation ceremonies and activities. We urged NYSED to require schools to inform families that these students have the right to stay in school through age 21 or until they earn a diploma, regardless of their participation in graduation activities.

    Dec 3, 2018

    AFC Testifies on Busing for Students with Disabilities
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Témoignage et commentaires publics
  • AFC Testifies on Busing for Students with Disabilities

    AFC testified before the New York City Council Committees on Education, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, and Transportation about the City’s Preparation for and Response to Winter Storm Avery. Our testimony focused on the experiences of students with disabilities on school buses during the snowstorm and the importance of passing legislation to provide parents with access to real-time GPS data for their children’s school buses.

    Nov 29, 2018

    Réponse de l'AFC à l'augmentation proposée des investissements dans l'accessibilité des écoles
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  • Déclaration de presse
  • Réponse de l'AFC à l'augmentation proposée des investissements dans l'accessibilité des écoles

    Kim Sweet, directrice exécutive d'Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), a publié la déclaration suivante en réponse à la publication du plan d'investissement quinquennal proposé par le ministère de l'Éducation de la ville de New York pour l'exercice 2020-2024.

    1 novembre 2018

    AFC Testifies on School Transportation
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Témoignage et commentaires publics
  • AFC Testifies on School Transportation

    Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the importance of improving the school transportation system, especially for students with disabilities, students in foster care, and students in temporary housing, and in support of a bill to provide real-time GPS bus location data to parents.

    Oct 16, 2018

    Accès refusé : accessibilité des écoles à New York
  • Rapport de politique
  • Accès refusé : accessibilité des écoles à New York

    Cette synthèse des données d'octobre 2018 révèle que moins d'une école sur cinq de la ville est classée par le DOE comme « entièrement accessible ». Le rapport exhorte la Ville à utiliser le prochain plan d’immobilisations pour atteindre un objectif ambitieux et réalisable : rendre un tiers de toutes les écoles entièrement accessibles d’ici 2024.

    10 octobre 2018