AFC submitted public comment to the New York State Education Department on a proposed amendment to the regulation about the right of students with disabilities receiving SACC and CDOS credentials to participate in graduation ceremonies and activities. We urged NYSED to require schools to inform families that these students have the right to stay in school through age 21 or until they earn a diploma, regardless of their participation in graduation activities.
Resous Politik
AFC travay pou chanje politik edikasyon pou sistèm lekòl piblik la sèvi tout timoun yo efektivman. Nou pibliye rapò politik ak analiz done, temwaye nan vil la ak nivo Eta a, pale nan laprès pou pote atansyon sou defi elèv yo ak fanmi nou sèvi yo ap fè fas a, epi mete ansanm ak lòt defansè, paran, jèn, ak edikatè pou mande chanje.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.161 Rezilta yo te jwenn
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committees on Education, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, and Transportation about the City’s Preparation for and Response to Winter Storm Avery. Our testimony focused on the experiences of students with disabilities on school buses during the snowstorm and the importance of passing legislation to provide parents with access to real-time GPS data for their children’s school buses.
Kim Sweet, Direktè Egzekitif Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an repons a piblikasyon Depatman Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk pwopoze Plan Kapital 2020-2024 pou senkan.
Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the importance of improving the school transportation system, especially for students with disabilities, students in foster care, and students in temporary housing, and in support of a bill to provide real-time GPS bus location data to parents.
Enskripsyon done Oktòb 2018 sa a fè konnen mwens pase youn nan senk lekòl Vil la kategorize pa DOE kòm “konplètman aksesib”. Rapò a ankouraje Vil la pou l sèvi ak plan kapital k ap vini an pou atenn yon objektif anbisye e ki ka atenn—fè yon tyè nan tout lekòl yo aksesib nèt nan ane 2024.
AFC sent a letter to Chancellor Carranza regarding start-of-school problems with busing. The letter shared a number of cases that are illustrative of what families, especially families of students with disabilities, routinely experience.
Manm Kowalisyon ARISE (ki kowòdone pa AFC) ak Paran pou Edikasyon Enklizif (PIE) voye yon lèt bay Majistra Bill de Blasio pou mande vil la genyen yon gwo envestisman nan Plan Kapital senkan Otorite Konstriksyon Lekòl FY 2020-2024. pou fè omwen yon tyè nan lekòl yo aksesib pou elèv, paran, ak pwofesè ki gen andikap fizik.
AFC submitted comments in response to the New York State Department of Health’s proposed changes to the state Early Intervention Program regulations.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education and Committee on General Welfare about how 3-K, Pre-K, and EarlyLearn can better serve students who are homeless, Dual Language Learners, and students with disabilities.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s vote to adopt the Fiscal Year 2019 city budget.