Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

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Témoignage et commentaires publics

AFC Testifies on the DOE’s COVID-19 Relief Spending

AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education about the need for the DOE to address delays in launching key programs funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds and for city, state, and federal elected leaders to begin planning to sustain long-overdue initiatives funded with this short-term funding.

Nov 16, 2022

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Témoignage et commentaires publics

L'AFC témoigne sur l'accès aux services de santé mentale pour les jeunes de New York

AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities & Addiction and Committee on Youth Services to discuss the youth mental health crisis and urgent need for a comprehensive system to ensure that our young people have access to and receive behavioral and mental health supports in schools.

9 novembre 2022

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Résumé du problème

Étudiants sans-abri à New York, 2021-2022

L’année scolaire 2021-2022 a marqué la septième année consécutive au cours de laquelle plus de 100 000 élèves des écoles publiques de la ville de New York se sont retrouvés sans abri.

26 octobre 2022

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Témoignage et commentaires publics

AFC Testifies on Summer Rising and the Summer Youth Employment Program

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about the need to ensure that the City’s summer programming provides needed support for all students, including students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students who are homeless.

25 octobre 2022

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Témoignage et commentaires publics

L'AFC témoigne sur les programmes pour la petite enfance

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding our concern about the 800 preschoolers with significant disabilities who were waiting for seats in their legally mandated preschool special education classes as of June 2022.

19 octobre 2022

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Déclaration de presse

Response to the Release of the 2022 New York State English Language Arts Test Scores

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the 2022 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) test scores for New York City, showing that only 36% of Black and Hispanic students, 18% of students with disabilities, and 13% of English Language Learners (ELLs) in grades 3–8 are reading proficiently.

Sep 28, 2022

Témoignage et commentaires publics

AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on Meeting the Needs of All Students with Disabilities

AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the serious obstacles that students with disabilities and their families continue to experience every day on the ground. Every day, Advocates for Children hears from parents struggling to get their children with disabilities the education they need.

21 septembre 2022

Témoignage et commentaires publics

AFC Testifies on School Budget Cuts

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the impact of school budget cuts, calling on the City to restore funding for school budgets and also continue key investments targeted to students with the greatest needs.

22 août 2022

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Témoignage et commentaires publics

AFC Submits Comments on Section 504

AFC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recommending changes to the federal regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Aug 4, 2022

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Témoignage et commentaires publics

AFC Submits Comments on Home Instruction

AFC submitted comments to the State Education Department supporting changes to regulations to increase the minimum number of hours of home instruction and establish a new process for requesting home instruction, as well as suggesting further changes.

Jul 28, 2022

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Ouvrir la voie aux écoles de New York : Recommandations pour la prochaine administration

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