Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

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AFC Testifies on the DOE’s COVID-19 Relief Spending

AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education about the need for the DOE to address delays in launching key programs funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds and for city, state, and federal elected leaders to begin planning to sustain long-overdue initiatives funded with this short-term funding.

Nov 16, 2022

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AFC, NYC 청소년을 위한 정신 건강 서비스 이용에 대해 증언

AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities & Addiction and Committee on Youth Services to discuss the youth mental health crisis and urgent need for a comprehensive system to ensure that our young people have access to and receive behavioral and mental health supports in schools.

2022년 11월 9일

Close up of students writing on exam answer sheets in a classroom.

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뉴욕시 학생 노숙자, 2021-22

2021-22학년도에는 7년 연속으로 100,000명 이상의 뉴욕시 공립학교 학생들이 노숙 생활을 경험했습니다.

2022년 10월 26일

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AFC Testifies on Summer Rising and the Summer Youth Employment Program

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about the need to ensure that the City’s summer programming provides needed support for all students, including students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students who are homeless.

Oct 25, 2022

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AFC, 유아 프로그램에 대해 증언하다

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding our concern about the 800 preschoolers with significant disabilities who were waiting for seats in their legally mandated preschool special education classes as of June 2022.

2022년 10월 19일

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언론 성명

Response to the Release of the 2022 New York State English Language Arts Test Scores

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the 2022 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) test scores for New York City, showing that only 36% of Black and Hispanic students, 18% of students with disabilities, and 13% of English Language Learners (ELLs) in grades 3–8 are reading proficiently.

Sep 28, 2022

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AFC 및 ARISE 연합, 모든 장애 학생들의 요구 충족에 대한 증언

AFC와 ARISE 연합(AFC가 조율)은 장애 학생과 그 가족들이 현장에서 매일 겪고 있는 심각한 어려움에 대해 시의회 교육위원회에 증언했습니다. 매일, Advocates for Children은 장애가 있는 자녀에게 필요한 교육을 받게 하기 위해 애쓰는 부모들의 이야기를 듣습니다.

2022년 9월 21일

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AFC Testifies on School Budget Cuts

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the impact of school budget cuts, calling on the City to restore funding for school budgets and also continue key investments targeted to students with the greatest needs.

2022년 8월 22일

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AFC Submits Comments on Section 504

AFC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recommending changes to the federal regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Aug 4, 2022

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AFC Submits Comments on Home Instruction

AFC submitted comments to the State Education Department supporting changes to regulations to increase the minimum number of hours of home instruction and establish a new process for requesting home instruction, as well as suggesting further changes.

Jul 28, 2022

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차기 행정부를 위한 추천: 뉴욕시 교육을 선도하다

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