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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Dapre done sou prezans chak mwa Depatman Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk (DOE) pibliye, elèv k ap viv nan abri pou sanzabri yo te gen anpil difikilte pou jwenn aksè nan yon edikasyon pase kamarad yo nan sezon fredi ak prentan 2021.
AFC testified before the New York State Senate Education Committee on the DOE’s use of increased state and federal education funding; specifically, how the funding is being used to meet the needs of students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students experiencing homelessness—students who were hit particularly hard by the closure of schools.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Konsèy Vil la sou Sekirite Piblik la, li rantre nan apèl elèv yo, paran yo ak edikatè yo pou lekòl san polis yo epi li mande vil la pou elimine depandans sou Depatman Lapolis Vil Nouyòk pou adrese bezwen elèv ki nan lekòl nou yo. .
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education on the City’s plan to hire 250 new School Safety Agents (SSAs), rather than invest in the social-emotional and mental health supports our students need so profoundly at this point in time.
AFC joined more than 100 organizations in sending a letter urging the Governor to sign into law A. 8013 (Benedetto) / S. 6516-A (Mannion), a bill passed unanimously by the Senate and Assembly to ensure that preschool special education programs, as well as state-approved non-public schools for school-age students with significant disabilities, receive the same increase in payment rates as school districts.
AFC submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-710 about Section 504 accommodations for students with disabilities.
AFC submitted public comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the exclusionary, punitive school discipline and police policies and practices faced by New York City public school students, the disproportionate impact these policies and practices have on Black and Brown students and students with disabilities, and promising alternative practices.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the NYC Department of Education’s release of its plan for using its historic influx of funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Fiscal Year 2022 city budget agreement.
Advocates for Children of New York te rejwenn 25 òganizasyon pou ankouraje DOE anboche 150 Kowòdonatè Kominotè ki baze nan abri pou ede elèv k ap viv nan abri rekonekte ak lekòl la epi patisipe nan pwogram siplemantè DOE ofri.