Enfòmasyon done janvye 2021 sa a egzamine gwo bès pandan pandemi COVID-19 nan kantite tibebe ak timoun piti ki refere yo bay pwogram Entèvansyon Bonè Vil Nouyòk (EI) pou adrese enkyetid konsènan devlopman yo. Kòm konsekans diminye nan referans yo, plizyè milye jèn timoun ki gen reta nan devlopman oswa andikap yo rate chans pou entèvansyon nan moman li pi efikas la.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.63 Rezilta yo te jwenn
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Women and Gender Equity about the related issues of a shortage of preschool special education programs, and the problem of Learning Bridges child care programs excluding children with disabilities.
AFC te rejwenn plis pase 80 òganizasyon ki te mande Eta a pou asire timoun yo pa pèdi sèvis Entèvansyon Bonè akòz difikilte pou yo jwenn evalyasyon preskolè pandan pandemi an.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio’s announcement about offers to New York City Pre-K programs.
AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2020–2021 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to fully fund Foundation Aid; increase investments in targeted areas such as preschool special education programs, support for Multilingual Learners, and positive approaches to discipline; and reject the harmful special education waiver proposal.
As a result of years of under-investment by the State in preschool special education programs, New York is falling far short of providing all children with the preschool special education classes they need and have a legal right to receive. This policy brief shows a projected shortfall of more than 1,000 preschool special education class seats for New York City children with disabilities for spring 2020.
Rapò Desanm 2019 sa a, pibliye an patenarya ak Komite Sitwayen pou Timoun Nouyòk (CCC), montre ke dezenvestisman Eta a nan pwogram Entèvansyon Bonè New York te lakòz gwo diferans rasyal ak sosyo-ekonomik nan aksè a sèvis yo. Rapò a montre ke timoun ki poko gen twazan ki gen reta nan devlopman oswa andikap gen mwens chans pou yo resevwa sèvis enpòtan ki ta ka ede yo atenn tout potansyèl yo si yo abite nan katye koulè ki gen revni fèb, epi li fè yon kantite rekòmandasyon bay New York. Vil ak Eta New York pou yo ka ogmante aksè a sèvis Entèvansyon Bonè.
Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s vote to adopt the Fiscal Year 2020 city budget.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following statement in response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement that the State is approving only a two percent increase in rates for preschool special education programs for the 2019-2020 school year.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the importance of increasing funding for several education priorities, including school social workers, direct mental health support for students, educational support for students who are homeless and students in foster care, and preschool special education programs.