AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the impact of COVID-19 on student learning, outlining essential principles and critical elements that must be included in a comprehensive COVID-19 education recovery effort.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.22 Results Found
AFC ak ARISE Coalition (kowòdone pa AFC) te temwaye devan Komite Edikasyon Konsèy Vil Nouyòk konsènan enpak pandemi COVID-19 sou edikasyon plis pase 200,000 elèv ki andikape vil Nouyòk yo, anpil ladan yo pa ka patisipe nan ansèyman a distans oswa sèvis poukont yo e anpil nan yo tou senpleman pa jwenn sa yo bezwen pou aprann.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the New York City Council Committee on Finance about the importance of rejecting proposed cuts to schools and investing in education initiatives that will help students get needed support when they return to school, including funding for preschool special education classes, direct mental health support for students, guaranteed transportation for students in foster care, support for English Language Learners, and more.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) both testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the provision of special education services. The City must do more to extend the vision of equity and excellence in education to students with disabilities and to ensure that the needs of students with disabilities are considered and addressed in every DOE policy decision.
Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the importance of improving the school transportation system, especially for students with disabilities, students in foster care, and students in temporary housing, and in support of a bill to provide real-time GPS bus location data to parents.
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.
Manm Kowalisyon ARISE, ki kowòdone pa AFC, ak Paran pou Edikasyon Enklizif (PIE) te ekri Majistra de Blasio ak Konsèy Vil New York, pou yo mande yo pou asire bidjè final FY 2019 la gen ladann rekòmandasyon Konsèy Vil la pou yon lòt. $125 milyon pou pwojè aksè lekòl yo.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) both testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the new DOE structure for supporting schools and families.