AFC te temwaye devan Komite Sena Eta Nouyòk sou Edikasyon ak Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk nan sipò solid nan Lwa Judith Kaye Solisyon Pa Sispansyon (SNS) (A. 5691/S. 1040). Temwayaj nou an diskite sou done ak rapò ki montre mal, ak kriz dwa sivil, nan disiplin eksklizyon disproporsyonelman aplike nan sèten popilasyon elèv yo.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.74 Results Found
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Edikasyon Konsèy Vil la konsènan bidjè preliminè FY 24 la, li mande vil la pou l pwolonje finansman pou inisyativ edikasyon ki kite nan bidjè preliminè a epi envesti nan inisyativ pou sipòte elèv ki gen pi gwo bezwen yo.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) te bay repons sa a pou divilgasyon rapò done sou sispansyon Depatman Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk (DOE) pou ane eskolè 2021-22 la.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) joined more than 200 organizations and individuals in calling on Mayor Adams to invest $5 million to continue the Mental Health Continuum, an innovative, evidence-based model for supporting students with significant mental health needs by integrating a range of direct services and developing stronger partnerships between schools and hospital-based mental health clinics.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction and the Committee on Health on the need to invest in a comprehensive, integrated system of mental health and behavioral health supports for students.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Konsèy Vil New York sou Sante Mantal, Andikap ak Adiksyon sou kriz sante mantal jèn yo ak bezwen ijan pou yon sistèm konplè pou asire ke jèn nou yo gen aksè ak sipò konpòtman ak sante mantal nan lekòl yo.
Majistra eli Eric Adams pral pran pòs nan yon moman kote pandemi COVID-19 te vin pi grav inegalite depi lontan nan lekòl Vil nou an. Dapre 50 ane eksperyans sou tè nou yo ki ede elèv yo ak fanmi yo navige pi gwo sistèm lekòl la nan peyi a epi jwenn sipò yo bezwen pou aprann, nou dekri kèk nan defi ki pi ijan nan edikasyon piblik - ki gen ladan sa yo ki pre-. dat COVID — kote Majistra k ap vini an dwe prepare pou konsantre atansyon, enèji, ak resous yo.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Konsèy Vil la sou Sekirite Piblik la, li rantre nan apèl elèv yo, paran yo ak edikatè yo pou lekòl san polis yo epi li mande vil la pou elimine depandans sou Depatman Lapolis Vil Nouyòk pou adrese bezwen elèv ki nan lekòl nou yo. .
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education on the City’s plan to hire 250 new School Safety Agents (SSAs), rather than invest in the social-emotional and mental health supports our students need so profoundly at this point in time.
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.