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 testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget, calling for increased funding for improving school accessibility.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget, calling for increased funding for support for students in temporary housing, busing for students in foster care, and school climate initiatives.
In March 2018, Advocates for Children and Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York jointly issued recommendations for expanding support for students experiencing homelessness, and sixteen leading child advocacy, education, and housing organizations sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio urging him to include a significant infusion of resources in the budget to support these students.
L'AFC a présenté ce livre blanc lors de la conférence nationale 2018 du Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Il discute des approches qui permettent de soutenir positivement les élèves, d'améliorer le climat scolaire et de réduire les suspensions, les renvois aux forces de l'ordre et les renvois inappropriés vers la salle d'urgence psychiatrique. Le document discute également des stratégies visant à démanteler le pipeline école-prison et l'impact disparate sur les élèves handicapés et les élèves de couleur, notamment en travaillant en collaboration avec les districts scolaires et les localités, en plaidant pour un changement de lois et en intentant des poursuites.
Le Coalition pour des parcours multiples vers un diplôme (coordinated by AFC) submitted comments in support of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) proposal to amend Section 100.7 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to establish a new pathway to a high school equivalency diploma. The Coalition made several recommendations to avoid pushout of high school students.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice on the educational needs of New York City’s court-involved youth while in juvenile detention and placement, and after their release from these settings.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education at a hearing on community schools, renewal schools, and a special education reporting bill.
AFC submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the City’s Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget.
