During the 2001-02 school year, AFC piloted a project called the Domestic Violence Education Advocacy Project (DVEAP) that provided individual school-related advocacy for children who had been exposed to domestic violence or abuse and who were having significant problems in school. These children were unable to perform up to their academic potential as a result of suffering from undetected and untreated trauma-related illnesses. AFC found that the public school system, in particular the special education system, bears the brunt of this problem.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.428 Results Found
This report assesses the manner in which special education services are delivered to children in NYC who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, with a particular focus on the delivery of services to poor children and children of color.
Rapò sa a, yon piblikasyon konjwen AFC, Pwojè Dwa Sivil nan Inivèsite Harvard, Enstiti Iben ak Enstiti Sosyete Sivil la, mete aksan sou bezwen ijan pou adrese kriz gwoup minorite k ap vini yo ki pa gradye nan lekòl segondè a yon pousantaj boulvèsan.
Rapò 2004 sa a pa AFC ak la Kowalisyon Imigrasyon New York abòde mank de aksè siyifikatif yo bay paran ki gen konpetans limite angle nan lekòl pitit yo ak sistèm lekòl la akòz diferans lang.
This report examines the results of surveys that were conducted to assess the implementation and effectiveness of Supplemental Education Services (SES). These tutoring and remediation services were provided for the first time in 2002-03 to over 240,000 eligible children in schools “in need of improvement.” The results of the surveys show major problems with implementation of SES in New York City, especially for students with disabilities and those classified as English Language Learners.
This report by the Office of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and Advocates for Children of New York examines data documenting students in New York City who have been designated as “discharged” from the school system, an indicator that has received little public attention. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many of these discharges may have been forced “push-outs” of students who have a legal right to remain in public schools.
Rapò sa a ki soti nan Kowalisyon Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), ki kowòdone pa AFC, egzamine yon gwoup pwogram nan lekòl leta Vil Nouyòk ki pwouve ke entegrasyon timoun andikape yo nan salklas edikasyon jeneral pa sèlman posib, men tou dezirab pou timoun ki gen anpil diferan. kalite andikap ak bezwen diferan.
Rapò sa a, pibliye ansanm pa AFC ak la Kowalisyon Imigrasyon New York, analize rezilta edikatif Elèv k ap Aprann Lang Anglè (ELL) depi aplikasyon nouvo estanda gradyasyon yo. Rapò a montre ke majorite timoun ki te itilize pwogram bileng oswa ESL ak ase tan ak sipò te vin konpetan nan lang angle epi yo gen pi gwo pousantaj siksè nan nouvo egzamen eta yo. Rapò a montre tou ke elèv ki enskri kounye a nan pwogram sa yo - anpil nan yo te arive trè resan nan peyi a oswa yo se elèv ki gen entèwonp edikasyon fòmèl (SIFE) - pi mal pase anba nouvo estanda yo, ak plis nan yo abandone pase gradye.
This report from the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Coalition looks at the history of special education services in the New York City school system and at the differing views regarding how children with disabilities should be treated, i.e., via segregation or inclusion.
Rapò sa a pa AFC ak la Kowalisyon Imigrasyon New York konsantre sou youn nan engredyan ki pi fondamantal pou Elèv k ap Aprann Lang Angle (ELLs): pwofesè yo, ak resous yo genyen pou anseye ELL yo. Li abòde tou enpak nouvo estanda gradyasyon ak pwomosyon pou ELL yo, defi pwofesè yo rankontre, ak etap lekòl leta Vil Nouyòk yo bezwen pran pou simonte defi sa yo.