
AFC testified before the City Council Immigration Committee about the importance of addressing barriers that immigrant families face in accessing preschool special education evaluations and other early childhood education programs.
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 City Council Immigration Committee about the importance of addressing barriers that immigrant families face in accessing preschool special education evaluations and other early childhood education programs.
AFC submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
This data brief analyzes city and state data showing that English Language Learners (ELLs) are under-represented in career and technical education (CTE) programs at New York City high schools. The report makes recommendations for steps the DOE can take to address barriers for ELLs.
AFC submitted public comments to the New York State Education Department on the State’s draft Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan.
Ce rapport de mai 2017, publié par le Fiducie pour l'éducation – New York, Advocates for Children of New York, le Coalition pour l'immigration de New York, et le Comité pour les enfants et les familles hispaniques, exhorte les districts scolaires de New York à mieux protéger et soutenir les élèves et les familles immigrés.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committees on Immigration, Public Safety, and Education, urging the DOE to issue guidance to address the collection of sensitive immigration information and to address the very likely situation of immigrant parents being picked up by ICE during the day, while their children are at school.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration regarding the city’s plans for addressing federal immigration authorities’ requests for access to school buildings and student records.
AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2017–2018 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to invest in education initiatives such as improved access to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for students with disabilities and English Language Learners, the development of performance-based assessments, positive approaches to discipline, and pre-kindergarten.
The following is a statement by Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, in response to the release of graduation rate data for the class of 2016.
L'AFC a témoigné devant le comité sur l'éducation du conseil municipal de New York concernant l'accès aux programmes d'enseignement professionnel et technique (CTE) pour les étudiants handicapés et les apprenants de la langue anglaise (ELL). Il a été démontré que le CTE aide à garder les étudiants à risque – tels que les ELL et les étudiants handicapés – engagés et sur la bonne voie pour l'obtention de leur diplôme ; mais si les étudiants handicapés et les ELL réussissent généralement bien dans les programmes CTE de la ville, les deux groupes sont sous-représentés parmi les étudiants CTE.