Advocates for Children of New York s'est joint à 25 organisations pour exhorter le DOE à embaucher 150 coordinateurs communautaires en refuge pour aider les élèves vivant dans des refuges à renouer avec l'école et à participer aux programmes supplémentaires proposés par le DOE.
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.
More than 115 Organizations Call for Changes to New York State’s School Funding Formula
Every child in New York State has the right to a sound, basic education—and providing such an education requires adequate and equitable funding. More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.76 Results Found
L'AFC a témoigné devant les comités du conseil municipal sur l'éducation et le bien-être général sur l'importance d'avoir un plan intentionnel et ciblé pour soutenir les étudiants en refuge alors que la ville décide comment utiliser son afflux historique de financement pour l'éducation.
This policy brief highlights disparities in school attendance during the pandemic and calls on the City to invest in an ambitious Education Recovery Plan that ensures all students can receive the academic and social-emotional support they need as they return to school.
With the federal government having approved the largest one-time investment in education in our nation’s history, NYC needs an ambitious education initiative to pave the way to hope and opportunity for this generation of students. Such a plan must invest resources in academic support, mental health support, and outreach and engagement. It must be targeted to assist students disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, including the provision of specialized instruction and support where needed. This plan outlines our recommendations for steps the City should take.
AFC submitted comments on proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-701 regarding school health services.
AFC joined more than 30 organizations in calling on the DOE to fill the more than 20 currently vacant positions dedicated to supporting students who are homeless.
The New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS), a project of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), posted new data showing that more than 111,000 New York City students—approximately one in ten children enrolled in district or charter schools—were identified as homeless during the 2019-20 school year. In the Bronx, approximately one in six students was homeless.
L'AFC se joint à 30 organisations pour appeler le maire de Blasio à répondre aux besoins éducatifs urgents des étudiants sans abri au début de l'année scolaire 2020-21.
L'AFC s'est jointe à plus de 30 organisations pour rappeler au maire et à la ville son obligation légale de fournir un transport aux élèves sans abri et pour exprimer notre déception quant au fait que le plan de réouverture des écoles de la ville ne donne pas la priorité aux élèves sans abri pour l'enseignement en personne.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the New York City Council Committee on Finance about the importance of rejecting proposed cuts to schools and investing in education initiatives that will help students get needed support when they return to school, including funding for preschool special education classes, direct mental health support for students, guaranteed transportation for students in foster care, support for English Language Learners, and more.