Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Chancellor Carranza would be stepping down from his position.
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AFC работает над изменением политики в области образования, чтобы система государственных школ служила все детей эффективно. Мы публикуем отчеты о политике и анализ данных, даем показания на уровне города и штата, выступаем в прессе, чтобы привлечь внимание к проблемам, с которыми сталкиваются учащиеся и семьи, которым мы служим, и присоединяемся к другим правозащитникам, родителям, молодежи и преподавателям, чтобы призвать к изменять.
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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.428 Results Found
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education in support of proposed legislation regulating the New York City Police Department’s response to students in emotional crisis within public schools, significantly limiting the use of handcuffs on students in emotional crisis, and to express concern about the need for a new vision of school safety, beyond merely transferring the School Safety Division from the NYPD to the Department of Education.
Today, Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to the release of the New York City Department of Education (DOE)’s special education data report for the months of July through October 2020, and as of mid-January 2021.
On January 28, 2021, AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2021-2022 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to increase, and not cut, state education funding and ensure schools can use their full COVID-19 relief funding to reopen schools and help students catch up.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the impact of COVID-19 on student learning, outlining essential principles and critical elements that must be included in a comprehensive COVID-19 education recovery effort.
AFC submitted comments to the draft ACS-DOE joint policy on the reporting and investigating of educational neglect.
В этом кратком обзоре данных за январь 2021 года рассматривается резкое снижение во время пандемии COVID-19 числа младенцев и детей ясельного возраста, направленных в программу раннего вмешательства (EI) города Нью-Йорка для решения проблем, связанных с их развитием. В результате сокращения числа обращений тысячи маленьких детей с задержкой в развитии или инвалидностью упустили возможность вмешательства в тот момент, когда оно наиболее эффективно.
AFC joined more than 30 organizations in calling on the DOE to fill the more than 20 currently vacant positions dedicated to supporting students who are homeless.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Women and Gender Equity about the related issues of a shortage of preschool special education programs, and the problem of Learning Bridges child care programs excluding children with disabilities.
Центр технической и образовательной помощи для бездомных учащихся штата Нью-Йорк (NYS-TEACHS), проект Защитников детей Нью-Йорка (AFC), опубликовал новые данные, показывающие, что более 111 000 студентов Нью-Йорка — примерно каждый десятый ребенок, зачисленный в районных или чартерных школах — были признаны бездомными в 2019-20 учебном году. В Бронксе примерно каждый шестой студент был бездомным.