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 submitted public comments to the New York State Education Department on the State’s draft Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan.
Sa a rapò Me 2017, pibliye pa la Education Trust–New York, Advocates for Children of New York, la Kowalisyon Imigrasyon New York, ak la Komite pou Timoun ak Fanmi Panyòl, ankouraje distri lekòl New York yo pou yo pi byen pwoteje ak sipòte elèv imigran ak fanmi yo.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committees on Immigration, Public Safety, and Education, urging the DOE to issue guidance to address the collection of sensitive immigration information and to address the very likely situation of immigrant parents being picked up by ICE during the day, while their children are at school.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration regarding the city’s plans for addressing federal immigration authorities’ requests for access to school buildings and student records.
AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2017–2018 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to invest in education initiatives such as improved access to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for students with disabilities and English Language Learners, the development of performance-based assessments, positive approaches to discipline, and pre-kindergarten.
The following is a statement by Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, in response to the release of graduation rate data for the class of 2016.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Edikasyon Konsèy Vil New York konsènan aksè nan pwogram Edikasyon Karyè ak Teknik (CTE) pou elèv ki gen andikap ak Elèv k ap Aprann Angle (ELL). Yo montre CTE ede elèv ki an risk yo – tankou ELL yo ak elèv ki gen andikap – angaje ak sou wout pou yo gradye; men, alòske elèv ki gen andikap ak ELL yo an jeneral fè byen nan pwogram CTE vil la, tou de gwoup yo pa reprezante pami elèv CTE yo.
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 and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) jointly submitted comments in response to the New York City Department of Education’s proposal to amend Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 relating to student admissions, discharges, and transfers.
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