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 testified before the City Council Education Committee about the City’s Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Budget, calling on the Administration and City Council to increase funding to address school climate and to support students experiencing homelessness.
AFC te prezante papye blan sa a nan konferans nasyonal 2016 Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Papye a pale sou dwa elèv andikape yo genyen pou yo jwenn sipò pou konpòtman yo, ak estrateji defans endividyèl ak sistemik ki bay sipò pou elèv andikape yo olye pou yo ekskli yo nan lekòl la.
Rapò sa a dokimante nesesite pou aksyon ijan ak soutni pou amelyore nivo alfabetizasyon pou elèv ki gen andikap ki pa touche revni epi prepare lekòl yo pou yo anseye lekti yon fason efikas pou tout elèv yo. Li revize rechèch ak istwa ka ki endike ke elèv ki gen yon pakèt andikap kapab aprann li si yo resevwa ansèyman apwopriye, diskite eleman kle yo pou anseye lekti yon fason efikas, mete aksan sou yon kantite pwogram pwomèt nan vil Nouyòk, epi li bay rekòmandasyon pou mete ann aplikasyon. chanjman sistemik.
Nan mwa fevriye 2016, la Kowalisyon pou plizyè chemen pou jwenn yon diplòm, ki kowòdone pa AFC, te pibliye yon enskripsyon politik ajou ki idantifye baryè nan enstriksyon CTE pou elèv ki gen andikap ak ELL yo epi bay rekòmandasyon bay NYSED ak Konsèy Regents pou kreye pwogram CTE aksesib ki pral benefisye elèv sa yo.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Committee on General Welfare regarding transportation and support for students experiencing homelessness.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Disability Services regarding City students’ behavioral and mental health needs.
AFC testified at a New York City Council Committee on Higher Education oversight hearing on teacher training in New York City’s post-secondary institutions, emphasizing the need to better prepare new teachers to support the needs of students who are struggling to learn to read and students with behavioral challenges.
Kim Sweet, Direktè Egzekitif Advocates for Children of New York, te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an repons a pwopozisyon pou elaji chemen gradyasyon pou tout elèv yo te diskite nan reyinyon Konsèy Regents jodi a.
AFC submitted comments on the New York City Department of Education’s Proposed Community Schools Policy, which we view as an important vehicle for creating shared language and expectations around the City’s Community Schools Initiative.