Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

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Déclaration de presse

L'AFC exhorte le DOE à suivre les directives du NYSED et à étendre l'éligibilité aux étudiants à risque de vieillir

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to new State conseils strongly encouraging school districts to provide over-age high school students the opportunity to return to school next year to finish meeting requirements for a high school diploma, diploma endorsement or exit credential.

15 avril 2021

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Résumé du problème

Disparities in Attendance During COVID-19

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.

Apr 14, 2021

Row of children with protective masks walk with social distance to enter the school. (Photo by Antonio, Adobe Stock)

Déclaration de presse

AFC Statement on Summer Rising

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the City’s announcement of summer programming for 2021.

Apr 13, 2021

Two preschoolers play with clay at a small table. (Photo by Pavel Danilyuk via Pexels)

Déclaration de presse

3-K Cannot Be “For All” While Preschoolers with Disabilities Go Without Needed Classes

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to Mayor de Blasio’s announcement that New York City plans to use federal COVID-19 education relief funding to expand 3-K citywide.

24 mars 2021

Tweed Courthouse, the headquarters of the Department of Education.

Déclaration de presse

Statement on Chancellor Carranza’s Departure and Meisha Porter’s Appointment

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Chancellor Carranza would be stepping down from his position.

Feb 26, 2021

Woman sits next to a young girl, pointing at a workbook. (Photo by Kindel Media via Pexels)

Déclaration de presse

Réponse à la publication des données de mi-année sur l'éducation spécialisée pour l'année scolaire 2020-2021

Aujourd'hui, Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) a publié la réponse suivante à la publication du rapport de données sur l'éducation spécialisée du ministère de l'Éducation de la ville de New York (DOE) pour les mois de juillet à octobre 2020 et à la mi-janvier. 2021.

11 février 2021

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Rapport de politique

Interventions retardées : premiers indicateurs de l'impact de la pandémie sur les nourrissons et les tout-petits

Cette synthèse de données de janvier 2021 examine la forte baisse, pendant la pandémie de COVID-19, du nombre de nourrissons et de jeunes enfants orientés vers le programme d'intervention précoce (EI) de la ville de New York pour répondre aux préoccupations concernant leur développement. En raison de la baisse du nombre de références, des milliers de jeunes enfants souffrant de retards de développement ou de handicaps n'ont pas eu l'occasion de bénéficier d'une intervention au moment où elle était la plus efficace.

15 janvier 2021

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Résumé du problème

Étudiants sans abri à New York, 2019-2020

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.

3 décembre 2020

Child having online classes via tablet computer at home during the pandemic. (Photo by littlewolf1989, Adobe Stock)

Déclaration de presse

Statement in Response to Possible Citywide School Shutdown

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the possibility of a systemwide shutdown of New York City’s schools.

Nov 17, 2020

Pencil and sharpener on an open blank notebook. (Photo by Angelina Litvin via Unsplash)

Déclaration de presse

Malgré des améliorations globales, les nouvelles données sur les suspensions continuent de montrer des disparités persistantes selon la race et le statut de handicap

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) a publié la réponse suivante à la publication du rapport sur les données de suspension du ministère de l'Éducation de la ville de New York (DOE) pour l'année scolaire 2019-20.

5 novembre 2020

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