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.
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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.
Manm Kowalisyon ARISE, ki kowòdone pa AFC, ak Paran pou Edikasyon Enklizif (PIE) te ekri Majistra de Blasio ak Konsèy Vil New York, pou yo mande yo pou asire bidjè final FY 2019 la gen ladann rekòmandasyon Konsèy Vil la pou yon lòt. $125 milyon pou pwojè aksè lekòl yo.
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 to the New York City Board of Health on proposed regulations regarding child care, with a focus on children who are homeless and children with developmental delays or disabilities.
AFC testified before the City Council Committees on Education, Finance, and Land Use about the need to increase resources to make more NYC schools accessible to students, families, and staff with physical disabilities.