An estimated 138,000 New York City students are over-age and under-credited and are out of school or at-risk for dropping out. The New York City Department of Education began creating new programming specifically for these students, but some students are left with dead ends under the current system. This briefing paper examines the ability of the new schools to meet the instructional needs of English Language Learners (ELLs), students with special education needs, students who are older with few or no credits, and students who are pregnant and parenting.
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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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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
Approximately 13,000 students with disabilities exit the New York City public school system each year. This report examines the efforts of the NYC Department of Education to prepare these youth for independent living, vocational training, employment, higher education, and other post-secondary opportunities.
Rapò sa a, prepare pa AFC ak la Kowalisyon Imigrasyon New York an non Equity Monitoring Project for Immigrant and Refugee Education (EMPIRE), jwenn ke sèvis tradiksyon ak entèpretasyon yo toujou ensifizan nan lekòl Vil la. Rapò a mete aksan sou gwo twou vid ki genyen nan aksè nan lang pandan konferans paran-pwofesè ak evènman enpòtan lekòl yo.
Rapò sa a ansanm pa AFC ak la Kowalisyon Imigrasyon New York itilize done enskripsyon ki soti nan Depatman Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk pou egzaminen reprezantasyon Elèv k ap Aprann Lang Anglè (ELL) ak elèv imigran nan tou de ti ak gwo lekòl, ansanm ak nan ki pwen ti lekòl segondè pa te kreye nan zòn ki gen gwo ak popilasyon elèv imigran k ap grandi.
Rapò 2006 sa a pa AFC ak la Kowalisyon Imigrasyon New York te revele gwo echèk nan pwovizyon sèvis asistans lang pou paran ki gen yon konpetans limite angle.
This 2006 report found that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) must increase its efforts to ensure the protection of homeless students’ legal rights to education. The report underscores the importance of providing education to children and youth experiencing homelessness and the need for increased coordination among city agencies and the DOE to provide services to these students.
This 2006 policy brief provides an analysis of NYC Department of Education (DOE) statistics regarding student eligibility and enrollment in Supplemental Education Services (SES) and outlines the results of a survey of all 2004-05 DOE-approved SES Providers.
This report examines the results of a survey to determine whether many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in New York City experience a safe and supportive learning environment. The report also examines the current state of the law meant to protect students from harassment and discrimination in schools.
This report examines the graduation outcomes of the more than 170,000 children currently classified as having disabilities and in need of special education services in New York City, based on federal, state, and city data from the school years between 1996-97 and 2003-04.
AFC first piloted the Project Achieve model at Louise Wise Services (LWS), a private preventive services and foster care agency in New York City, from the fall of 2002 to the spring of 2004. Our work at LWS demonstrated that the project is a viable, effective model, capable of replication at any child welfare agency.