An estimated 138,000 New York City students are over-age and under-credited and are out of school or at-risk for dropping out. The New York City Department of Education began creating new programming specifically for these students, but some students are left with dead ends under the current system. This briefing paper examines the ability of the new schools to meet the instructional needs of English Language Learners (ELLs), students with special education needs, students who are older with few or no credits, and students who are pregnant and parenting.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.102 Results Found
Approximately 13,000 students with disabilities exit the New York City public school system each year. This report examines the efforts of the NYC Department of Education to prepare these youth for independent living, vocational training, employment, higher education, and other post-secondary opportunities.
Ce rapport, préparé par l'AFC et le Coalition pour l'immigration de New York au nom de l'Equity Monitoring Project for Immigrant and Refugee Education (EMPIRE), constate que les services de traduction et d'interprétation sont toujours inadéquats dans les écoles de la ville. Le rapport met en évidence des lacunes majeures dans l’accès aux langues lors des conférences parents-enseignants et des événements scolaires importants.
Ce rapport conjoint de l'AFC et du Coalition pour l'immigration de New York utilise les données d'inscription du ministère de l'Éducation de la ville de New York pour examiner la représentation des apprenants de la langue anglaise (ELL) et des étudiants immigrés dans les petites et grandes écoles, ainsi que la mesure dans laquelle de petits lycées n'ont pas été créés dans des zones à grande échelle. et la croissance des populations étudiantes immigrées.
Ce rapport de 2006 de l'AFC et du Coalition pour l'immigration de New York a révélé de graves lacunes dans la fourniture de services d'assistance linguistique aux parents ayant une maîtrise limitée de l'anglais.
This 2006 report found that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) must increase its efforts to ensure the protection of homeless students’ legal rights to education. The report underscores the importance of providing education to children and youth experiencing homelessness and the need for increased coordination among city agencies and the DOE to provide services to these students.
This 2006 policy brief provides an analysis of NYC Department of Education (DOE) statistics regarding student eligibility and enrollment in Supplemental Education Services (SES) and outlines the results of a survey of all 2004-05 DOE-approved SES Providers.
This report examines the results of a survey to determine whether many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in New York City experience a safe and supportive learning environment. The report also examines the current state of the law meant to protect students from harassment and discrimination in schools.
This report examines the graduation outcomes of the more than 170,000 children currently classified as having disabilities and in need of special education services in New York City, based on federal, state, and city data from the school years between 1996-97 and 2003-04.
AFC first piloted the Project Achieve model at Louise Wise Services (LWS), a private preventive services and foster care agency in New York City, from the fall of 2002 to the spring of 2004. Our work at LWS demonstrated that the project is a viable, effective model, capable of replication at any child welfare agency.