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.
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This 1992 report argues that the special education system in the New York City public schools is by nature segregated and second rate. It offers recommendations for achieving a more inclusive, effective education for all children.
This 1991 report focuses on the educational needs of children experiencing homelessness in New York City; obstacles to obtaining schooling and available services; and innovative strategies for the delivery of educational services.
This paper endorses the placement of children with behavioral and emotionally handicapping conditions in the least restrictive environment.
В этом отчете 1990 года обсуждаются соображения и права на инклюзию, процесс включения ребенка-инвалида, процесс апелляции и проблемы, возникающие в связи с инклюзией для детей с ограниченными возможностями.
This 1989 report reviews the research literature on the impact of homelessness on children’s education, analyzes data collected via field-based interviews with 277 families of school-age children residing in New York City’s shelter system, and makes recommendations for how the City can better meet the educational needs of students who are homeless.
This 1989 report examines the systemic challenges facing recently arrived immigrant children within the public school system and describes the launch of AFC’s Immigrant Students’ Rights Project.
В этом исследовании описываются несколько средних школ, которые обслуживают учащихся из малообеспеченных семей и представителей меньшинств более эффективно, чем большинство средних школ в системе государственных школ Нью-Йорка. Затем АФК проводит анализ того, как каждая школа выполняет свои типичные функции.
This 1985 report describes how selective unzoned public high school programs pick and choose among applicants, and how students from low-income, predominantly minority school districts are adversely affected in the process. The report urges the Chancellor to spearhead an overhaul of high school admissions policies and procedures and makes recommendations for change.
This report examines the May 1984 public hearing on Our Children at Risk: The Crisis in Public Education that was organized by Advocates for Children of New York and co-sponsored by Statewide Youth Advocacy. The hearing focused on three areas that are key to inequity: the denial of equal access to school resources, the denial of equal quality in the learning process, and the denial of open futures in the link between school and work.
This 1974 report details the system of educational services for children with emotional and behavioral disabilities in New York City, focusing on students of color and students from low-income families. The report, which is based on interviews and field research conducted between 1972 and 1974, shines a light on the discriminatory education and support services provided to low-income students with disabilities.