AFC joined 90+ organizations to call on Mayor de Blasio to address the shortage of preschool special education classes and provide salary parity to teachers of preschool special education classes at community-based organizations (CBOs) this year.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.428 Results Found
Advocates for Children of New York issued the following response to the NYC Department of Education’s first release of preschool special education data required pursuant to Local Law 21 of 2020.
Rapò sa a eksplore done sou repons lapolis nan plis pase 12,000 entèvansyon "timoun nan kriz", kote yon elèv ki nan detrès emosyonèl yo retire nan klas la epi yo transpòte nan lopital la pou evalyasyon sikolojik. Yon pati disproporsyone nan entèvansyon sa yo te enplike elèv Nwa yo, elèv ki nan lekòl Distri 75 yo, ak elèv ki nan lekòl ki nan kominote koulè ki gen revni fèb. Nou mande vil la pou mete fen nan kriminalizasyon elèv ki nan kriz emosyonèl nan elimine lapolis nan lekòl yo epi envesti nan sipò ak sèvis sante mantal ak konpòtman.
AFC te rejwenn 35 òganizasyon byennèt timoun ak edikasyon pou mande Majistra de Blasio ak Chanselye Porter pou yo envesti nan sipò pou elèv ki nan swen adoptif. N ap mande yo bay finansman nan bidjè Ane Fiskal 2022 la pou kreye yon biwo DOE ki konsantre aplentan sou elèv ki nan swen adoptif epi pou garanti otobis lekòl la oswa lòt transpò pòt an pòt pou elèv ki nan swen adoptif ki bezwen li. kenbe estabilite lekòl la.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Finance on the Executive Budget, outlining our priorities for the historic influx of education funding from the state and federal governments. The City must use that funding effectively to provide needed academic and social-emotional support, incorporating outreach to students and families who have not yet re-engaged and specialized support for students who need it.
Rapò sa a mete aksan sou done sou diferans rasyal nan pousantaj konpetans nan lekti epi li mande vil la pou l envesti yon pati nan $7 milya li nan finansman federal pou sekou COVID-19 nan yon efò konplè pou amelyore fason li bay tout elèv ansèyman lekti ak entèvansyon vize pou elèv yo. ki bezwen sipò siplemantè.
Me 2021 sa a AFC ak Sosyete Èd Legal rapò mete aksan sou bezwen ijan pou Depatman Edikasyon an lanse yon ti biwo ki konsantre sèlman sou bezwen elèv ki nan swen adoptif. Kounye a, DOE pa gen yon biwo, ekip, oswa menm yon sèl manm pèsonèl ki devwe pou sipòte 6,000 jèn vil Nouyòk ki nan swen adoptif, yon gwoup elèv ki bezwen sipò espesyalize sitou.
AFC te soumèt temwayaj alekri pou Komite Konsèy Vil la sou Edikasyon, Byennèt Jeneral, ak Jistis Kriminèl pou sipòte Intro. Nimewo 1224, epi li te bay rekòmandasyon pou asire ekite, transparans, siveyans, ak responsablite nan edikasyon yo bay timoun ak jèn nan kad tribinal òdone.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Konsèy Vil la sou Edikasyon ak Byennèt Jeneral sou enpòtans pou genyen yon plan entansyonèl, vize pou sipòte elèv ki nan ebèjman pandan Vil la ap deside kijan pou l sèvi ak aflu istorik finansman edikasyon li a.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to new State gidans strongly encouraging school districts to provide over-age high school students the opportunity to return to school next year to finish meeting requirements for a high school diploma, diploma endorsement or exit credential.