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 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.
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.
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.