Maria Odom, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Fiscal Year 2027 city budget agreement.
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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Maria Odom, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Fiscal Year 2027 city budget agreement.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding Intro No. 853, which would require the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to conduct a study on how language access needs, income, and geographic location affect access to special education programs and services.
La Kowalisyon ARISE (coordinated by AFC) sent an open letter to Mayor Mamdani, urging the City to make the long overdue investments needed to give all New York City students with disabilities the education they deserve.
Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Finance regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget — Education.
Maria Odom, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget.
AFC submitted comments to the Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice regarding the 2026 New York City Preliminary Racial Equity Plan. Our comments focus primarily on the goals regarding NYC Public Schools, particularly in the areas of special education, school climate and social-emotional learning, and literacy instruction.
The ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) is testifying before the Panel for Educational Policy about the need for the City to increase investment in school accessibility in the 2025–2029 Capital Plan.
Jodi a, AFC ap temwaye devan Sòt-Komite sou Edikasyon Timoun Piti nan Konsèy Vil New York, Komite sou Devlopman Fòs Travay, ak Komite sou Edikasyon Siperyè sou enpòtans elaji fòs travay nan domèn edikasyon timoun piti pou asire ke timoun Vil New York gen aksè a pwogram swen ak edikasyon bon kalite pou timoun piti.
Jodi a, AFC, ARISE Coalition, ak Transition Alliance (tou de kowòdone pa AFC) ap temwaye nan odyans bidjè preliminè Komite Edikasyon Konsèy Vil New York la.
AFC te soumèt temwayaj bay Komite Sante Vil New York, Komite Sante Mantal ak Itilizasyon Sibstans, ak Komite sou Andikap sou nesesite pou pwolonje ak tabli finansman kòm nivo debaz pou Kontinyasyon Sante Mantal epi ogmante envestisman pou sipòte elèv ki gen andikap.