AFC te temwaye devan Komite Konsèy Vil la sou Sante Mantal, Andikap ak Adiksyon ak Komite sou Sante sou nesesite pou sèvis sosyal-emosyonèl, konpòtman, ak sante mantal nan lekòl la, ak pou pwolonje finansman pou Kontinyòm Sante Mantal la, ki pral ekspire. nan mwa jen.
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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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.161 Rezilta yo te jwenn
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an repons a piblikasyon Depatman Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk (DOE) rapò done edikasyon espesyal pou ane lekòl 2021–22 la.
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.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Edikasyon Konsèy Vil New York sou aksè nan pwogram edikasyon pou timoun piti, tankou pou timoun andikape, timoun ki nan lojman tanporè, ak timoun ki pa gen papye. Kounye a, Vil la konte sou $88 milyon dola nan finansman estimilis federal COVID-19 ane sa a pou finanse inisyativ edikasyon espesyal nan lekòl matènèl—finansman ki pral ekspire nan sezon otòn 2024 la epi ki bezwen kontinye.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Konsèy Vil Nouyòk pou Sipèvizyon ak Envestigasyon ak Komite Edikasyon an konsènan pwoblèm ki pèsistan, ki la depi lontan ak sèvis transpò otobis lekòl Vil Nouyòk. DOE dwe pran aksyon pou devlope sistèm ak pwosedi ki nesesè pou dirije yon sistèm transpò efikas ki mennen tout elèv yo lekòl chak jou.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about the need to ensure that the City’s summer programming provides needed support for all students, including students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students who are homeless.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the serious obstacles that students with disabilities and their families continue to experience every day on the ground. Every day, Advocates for Children hears from parents struggling to get their children with disabilities the education they need.
AFC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recommending changes to the federal regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
AFC submitted comments to the State Education Department supporting changes to regulations to increase the minimum number of hours of home instruction and establish a new process for requesting home instruction, as well as suggesting further changes.
AFC submitted comments in response to the New York State Education Department’s proposed amendments to sections 200.1 and 200.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to the disability classification “Emotional Disturbance.”