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 testified before the New York City Council Committees on Juvenile Justice and Youth Services on the educational reentry programming needs of New York City’s formerly incarcerated youth.
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.
Defansè pou Timoun yo te temwaye devan Komite Edikasyon Konsèy Vil la sou enpòtans pou amelyore sistèm transpò lekòl la, espesyalman pou elèv ki gen andikap, elèv ki nan swen fòstè, ak elèv ki nan lojman tanporè, epi an sipò yon pwojè lwa pou bay paran yo done an tan reyèl sou kote otobis yo ye atravè GPS.
AFC te voye yon lèt bay Chanselye Carranza konsènan pwoblèm nan kòmansman lekòl ak transpò pa otobis. Lèt la te pataje plizyè ka ki ilistre sa fanmi yo, espesyalman fanmi elèv ki gen andikap, konn fè eksperyans souvan.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Education regarding a proposal to establish a school emergency preparedness task force and a resolution calling for one guidance counselor and social worker for every 250 students and at least one guidance counselor and social worker per school.
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 te soumèt kòmantè an repons a chanjman Depatman Sante Eta New York te pwopoze nan règleman Pwogram Entèvansyon Bonè eta a.
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.
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.
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.