AFC joined more than 60 organizations to call on New York State to issue a moratorium on suspensions for the 2020-2021 school year to ensure every child has the best possible chance to makeup for lost classroom time, and for schools to reopen after a traumatic year in a manner that promotes equity and healing.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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
AFC submitted comments urging the New York State Education Department to reject proposed regulations that would allow non-attorneys to serve as hearing officers in special education cases.
Defansè pou Timoun yo ak Tifi pou Ekite Sèks (GGE) te pataje rekòmandasyon ak Chanselye Carranza pou yon plan reouvèti devlope yo enfòme sou chòk yo, yo reponn kiltirèl yo, yo chita sou pratik restorasyon yo, epi yo vize pou devlope kominote lekòl ki santre sou gerizon yo.
Advocates for Children of New York released a set of essential recommendations for New York City’s school reopening plan, urging the Department of Education (DOE) to ensure that students with disabilities have the support they need when schools reopen, whether they are learning in a school building or remotely.
AFC joined more than 30 organizations in reminding the Mayor and the City of its legal obligation to provide transportation for students who are homeless, and expressing our disappointment that the City’s school reopening plan does not prioritize students who are homeless for in-person instruction.
Kim Sweet, Direktè Egzekitif Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an repons a Majistra de Blasio ak Chanselye Carranza anons plan pou relouvri bilding lekòl yo nan mwa septanm nan.
Advocates for Children joined more than 20 organizations calling on the DOE to appoint a senior-level leader to focus full-time on students in foster care and to honor its FY 2020 commitment to ensure busing for students in care.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to new State guidance strongly encouraging school districts to provide over-age high school students the opportunity to return to school next year to finish meeting graduation requirements and to prepare for their transition out of high school.
This June 2020 policy brief summarizes the proposed cuts to education funding in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget and the devastating impact these cuts would have on schools and students. The brief urges Mayor de Blasio and the City Council to reject cuts to education and ensure schools have more resources—not less—to address the challenges caused by the pandemic.
Kim Sweet, Direktè Egzekitif Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an repons a dènye deklarasyon Manm Konsèy Vil la ak Prezidan Teamsters Union Local 237 konsènan retire polis nan lekòl yo.