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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
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    • 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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.
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    AFC Testifies on Mental Health in Schools
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    • AFC Testifies on Mental Health in Schools

    AFC testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Education regarding the current state of health, mental health, and physical education programs, services, and instruction in New York State’s schools. Our testimony discusses the need for the expansion of school-based mental health services and evidence-based approaches to student behavior.

    Oct 23, 2018

    AFC Testifies on School Transportation
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    • AFC Testifies on School Transportation

    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.

    Oct 16, 2018

    ARISE Coalition & PIE Apèl pou Envestisman nan Aksè Lekòl nan Plan Kapital FY 2020-2024.
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    • ARISE Coalition & PIE Apèl pou Envestisman nan Aksè Lekòl nan Plan Kapital FY 2020-2024.

    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.

    12 septanm 2018

    AFC Comments on the Implementation of New York’s Approved ESSA Plan
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    • AFC Comments on the Implementation of New York’s Approved ESSA Plan

    Advocates for Children of New York submitted comments to the New York State Education Department on proposed amendments to the regulations regarding New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability system. Our comments discuss the proposed definition of “out-of-school suspension rate” as well as the State’s method for calculating chronic absenteeism.

    Aug 17, 2018

    AFC Comments on Proposed Amendments to Regulations about the Dignity for All Students Act
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    • AFC Comments on Proposed Amendments to Regulations about the Dignity for All Students Act

    AFC submitted comments to the New York State Education Department in support of proposed amendments to regulations regarding the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). We appreciate NYSED’s efforts to clarify that DASA protects all aspects of gender identity and expression and provide suggestions for further clarifying and strengthening the language.

    Jul 21, 2018

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