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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AFC testified before the City Council Education Committee about the City’s Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Budget, calling on the Administration and City Council to increase funding to address school climate and to support students experiencing homelessness.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Committee on General Welfare regarding transportation and support for students experiencing homelessness.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Disability Services regarding City students’ behavioral and mental health needs.
AFC testified at a New York City Council Committee on Higher Education oversight hearing on teacher training in New York City’s post-secondary institutions, emphasizing the need to better prepare new teachers to support the needs of students who are struggling to learn to read and students with behavioral challenges.
AFC submitted comments on the New York City Department of Education’s Proposed Community Schools Policy, which we view as an important vehicle for creating shared language and expectations around the City’s Community Schools Initiative.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) both testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the new DOE structure for supporting schools and families.
AFC and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) jointly submitted comments in response to the New York City Department of Education’s proposal to amend Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 relating to student admissions, discharges, and transfers.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Finance to request that the final budget include increased funding for Committee on Special Education staff and increased funding for progressive discipline support.
Сегодня AFC дает показания перед комитетами городского совета Нью-Йорка по общественной безопасности и образованию, а также подкомитетом по негосударственным школам относительно школьного климата и дисциплины. AFC поддерживает прохождение обоих Intro. № 730, вносящий поправки в Закон о безопасности студентов, и Введение. № 719, требующий от DOE отчитываться о соотношении школьных инспекторов по безопасности (SSO) и консультантов в каждой школе.