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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Temwayaj AFC la te ankouraje Leta pou rejte amannman pwopoze pou Seksyon 200.1 ak 200.5 nan Tit 8 NYCRR ki ta pèmèt moun ki pa avoka sèvi kòm ofisye odyans nan ka edikasyon espesyal.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Edikasyon Konsèy Minisipal la sou aprantisaj a distans ak enpak COVID-19 sou lekòl Vil la, kote li te konsantre sou defi kliyan nou yo te rankontre ak nesesite pou DOE a adrese baryè elèv yo ap fè fas pou yo ka patisipe nan lekòl ete a distans.
AFC ak Kolisyon ARISE (koòdone pa AFC) te temwaye devan Komite Finans Konsèy Vil New York sou enpòtans pou rejte koupe yo pwopoze nan lekòl yo epi envesti nan inisyativ edikasyon ki pral ede elèv yo jwenn sipò yo bezwen lè yo retounen lekòl, tankou finansman pou klas edikasyon espesyal preskolè, sipò dirèk pou sante mantal elèv yo, transpò garanti pou elèv ki nan swen fòstè, sipò pou moun k ap aprann Anglè, ak plis ankò.
AFC soumèt kòmantè bay NYSED sou chanjman yo pwopoze nan règleman leta sou edikasyon espesyal, li ankouraje Leta pou rejte amannman yo pwopoze ki ta pèmèt moun ki pa avoka sèvi kòm ofisye odyans nan ka edikasyon espesyal.
AFC wrote to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, expressing our strong opposition to any waivers of federal laws protecting students with disabilities pursuant to the pandemic.
AFC submitted comments to the Administration for Children’s Services on their draft policy regarding school continuity and stability for children in child welfare foster care placements.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the importance of class size reduction.
AFC submitted comments on the Department of Education’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2020–2021 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to fully fund Foundation Aid; increase investments in targeted areas such as preschool special education programs, support for Multilingual Learners, and positive approaches to discipline; and reject the harmful special education waiver proposal.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about access to after-school programming for students with disabilities, students in temporary housing and students in foster care and legislation related to universal after-school programming.
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