AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the importance of increasing funding for several education priorities, including school social workers, direct mental health support for students, educational support for students who are homeless and students in foster care, and preschool special education programs.
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AFC는 공립학교 시스템이 서비스를 제공할 수 있도록 교육 정책을 변경하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 모두 아이들을 효과적으로 우리는 정책 보고서 및 데이터 분석을 게시하고, 시 및 주 차원에서 증언하고, 언론을 통해 우리가 봉사하는 학생과 가족이 직면한 문제에 대한 관심을 환기시키고, 다른 옹호자, 부모, 청소년 및 교육자와 함께 다음 사항을 촉구합니다. 변화.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.76 Results Found
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following statement in response to the release of the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget.
Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on General Welfare regarding recommendations for supporting students experiencing homelessness.
Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the importance of improving the school transportation system, especially for students with disabilities, students in foster care, and students in temporary housing, and in support of a bill to provide real-time GPS bus location data to parents.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s vote to adopt the Fiscal Year 2019 city budget.
이 2018년 5월 보고서에는 이 인구를 전담하는 사회 복지사가 없는 보호소에 거주하는 학생이 집중적으로 거주하는 뉴욕시 학교의 수가 기록되어 있습니다. AFC의 분석에 따르면 시장이 제안한 자금의 적당한 증가는 필요를 충족시키기에는 훨씬 부족하며 보호소에 거주하는 학생들을 지원하는 데 초점을 맞춘 학교 사회복지사 수를 두 배로 늘릴 것을 시에 요구하고 있습니다.
AFC submitted comments to the New York City Board of Health on proposed regulations regarding child care, with a focus on children who are homeless and children with developmental delays or disabilities.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget, calling for increased funding for support for students in temporary housing, busing for students in foster care, and school climate initiatives.
In March 2018, Advocates for Children and Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York jointly issued recommendations for expanding support for students experiencing homelessness, and sixteen leading child advocacy, education, and housing organizations sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio urging him to include a significant infusion of resources in the budget to support these students.