Today, 116 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.
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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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.63 Rezilta yo te jwenn
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Fiscal Year 2025 city budget agreement.
Jodi a, AFC ak Kowalisyon ARISE (kowòdone pa AFC) ap temwaye devan Komite Edikasyon ak Komite Finans Konsèy Vil New York konsènan Bidjè Egzekitif FY 2025 la ak Plan Kapital FY 2025–2029 la. Temwayaj nou an mande vil la pou l kenbe finansman pou plizyè pwogram enpòtan ki toujou sou blòk koupe a epi pou l envesti $1.25B pou rann plis lekòl aksesib.
Jodi a, AFC ap temwaye devan Komite Timoun ak Jèn ak Komite Finans Konsèy Vil Nouyòk, konsènan bezwen pou kontinye finansman pou Promise NYC. Promise NYC ogmante aksè nan pwogram timoun piti pou timoun ki pa gen papye, men Bidjè Egzekitif Majistra a pa gen ladan finansman pou kontinye inisyativ vital sa a.
Bidjè Ane Fiskal 2025 la dwe sove pwogram edikasyon k ap bay sipò enpòtan pou kèk nan elèv ak fanmi ki pi majinalize nan Vil Nouyòk.
AFC te temwaye nan Odyans Preliminè Bidjè Konsèy Vil New York sou Timoun ak Jèn sou bezwen pou kontinye finansman pou Promise NYC, ki bay edikasyon pou timoun piti ak pou timoun ki pa gen papye.
AFC te soumèt temwayaj pou Odyans Piblik Lejislatif Konjwen an sou Pwopozisyon Bidjè Egzekitif 2024–2025 konsènan nesesite pou envesti anpil nan Entèvansyon Bonè (EI).
Nan yon ane anivèsè Majistra Adams la konferans pou laprès Kim Sweet, Direktè Egzekitif Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), te anonse ke li ta garanti ke chak timoun ki bezwen yon klas edikasyon espesyal nan lekòl matènèl ta gen youn nan prentan 2023 la, te pibliye deklarasyon sa a.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Women and Gender Equity regarding Int. No. 941-2023, and the importance of early childhood education and care in New York City.
AFC te temwaye devan Komite Imigrasyon Konsèy Vil New York ak Komite Fanm ak Ekite Sèks konsènan edikasyon timoun piti, li te mande vil la pou l pwolonje finansman pou Promise NYC nan bidjè Ane Fiskal 2024 la.