This policy paper describes the need for student and parent input in teacher evaluation in New York City, summarizes research demonstrating the validity and reliability of such measures, describes efforts other states and districts are undertaking to incorporate student and/or parent feedback into their own teacher evaluation systems, and provides recommendations to the DOE.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.102 Results Found
This article by AFC Supervising Attorney Erika Palmer and Cara Chambers, Supervising Attorney for the Legal Aid Society’s Education Advocacy Project, examines the impact of changing schools on students in foster care, discusses current laws, and describes strategies from around the country to address school mobility. It was first presented at the Practicing Law Institute’s 10th Annual School Law Institute and was published in Volume 26 of the Touro Law Review.
In March 2011, the Kowalisyon ARISE, a group of parents, educators, advocates and other supporters of students with disabilities coordinated by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), released this policy paper calling on New York City and New York State to follow the law with respect to transition planning and to give post-secondary transition for students with special education needs the same high priority they are beginning to give college and career readiness for other students.
Papye brèf sa a montre nèf jèn adilt ki te kapab jwenn diplòm lekòl segondè yo sèlman paske diplòm lokal la, ke eta a ap retire pa piti, te egziste. Papye a mande otorite yo pou yo devlope chemen altènatif pou jwenn yon diplòm lekòl segondè regilye.
Gen plis pase 15,000 elèv nan lekòl leta Vil Nouyòk ki te vin nan peyi sa a ki te manke dezan oswa plis nan lekòl. Elèv sa yo – ke yo rekonèt kòm Elèv ki Entèwonp Edikasyon Fòmèl (SIFE) – prezante defi patikilye pou edikatè k ap eseye ogmante pousantaj gradyasyon alè 40% pou Elèv k ap Aprann Lang Anglè (ELL). Rapò sa a egzamine done yo sou popilasyon SIFE a, pwofil douz elèv imigran ki ta dwe idantifye kòm SIFE pa lekòl yo, epi sèvi ak eksperyans yo pou montre kouman Depatman Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk ak lekòl endividyèl yo eseye e souvan pa satisfè bezwen yo. .
Rapò 2009 sa a pa AFC ak la Azyatik Ameriken Legal Defans ak Edikasyon Fon (AALDEF) te etidye restriktirasyon de gwo lekòl segondè Brooklyn pou konprann kijan mouvman ti lekòl yo te afekte Elèv k ap Aprann Lang Anglè (ELL). Rapò a montre kòman kòm rezilta mouvman sa a, ELL yo—ki gen kèk nan pousantaj gradyasyon ki pi ba yo nan vil la—yo rete ak pi piti ak mwens opsyon oswa yo tou senpleman kite dèyè.
Sèt ane ki sot pase yo nan refòm edikasyon an pa te amelyore anpil rezilta, eksperyans oswa sèvis pou 160,000 elèv lekòl leta vil Nouyòk ki gen andikap, dapre Edike! Mete ladan l! Respè!, yon rapò ki te pibliye nan mwa avril 2009 la Kowalisyon ARISE, yon gwoup paran, edikatè, defansè, ak lòt sipòtè elèv ki gen andikap kowòdone pa AFC.
Plis pase 60% timoun nan lekòl leta vil Nouyòk yo se imigran oswa pitit imigran yo, men rapò 2009 sa a montre fanmi imigran yo fè fas ak gwo obstak pou yo patisipe nan edikasyon pitit yo. Rapò a, ki te ekri an kolaborasyon ak defansè imigran yo ak gwoup kominotè nan tout vil la, montre ke anpil paran imigran rete fèmen nan aktivite lekòl la ak opòtinite lidèchip. Rapò a ofri yon kantite solisyon konkrè pou konstwi patenarya ki pi solid ak ki gen plis sans ant lekòl yo, paran imigran yo ak lidè kominotè yo.
This report profiles a diverse cross-section of over-age middle school students, identifies promising practices for addressing the problem, and provides detailed recommendations to the DOE.
This issue brief summarizes the findings of AFC’s survey of 145 New York City youth on the factors that cause students to leave school. The brief provides insight into the educational experiences and aspirations of out-of-school youth in New York City.