Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

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AFC Testifies on Reducing the Responsibilities of the NYPD in NYC Schools

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Public Safety, joining the call from students, parents, and educators for police-free schools and urging the City to eliminate the reliance on the New York City Police Department to address the needs of students in our schools.

Sep 27, 2021

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AFC Testifies on School Reopening Protocols and Mental Health Supports

AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education on the City’s plan to hire 250 new School Safety Agents (SSAs), rather than invest in the social-emotional and mental health supports our students need so profoundly at this point in time.

Sep 1, 2021

Two young girls drawing in a classroom. (Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva via Pexels)

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100+ تنظیموں نے گورنر کوومو پر زور دیا کہ وہ پری اسکول کے خصوصی تعلیم کے پروگراموں کے لیے فنڈز میں اضافہ کریں

AFC joined more than 100 organizations in sending a letter urging the Governor to sign into law A. 8013 (Benedetto) / S. 6516-A (Mannion), a bill passed unanimously by the Senate and Assembly to ensure that preschool special education programs, as well as state-approved non-public schools for school-age students with significant disabilities, receive the same increase in payment rates as school districts.

9 اگست 2021

Tweed Courthouse, the headquarters of the Department of Education.

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AFC Comments on Proposed Amendments to Chancellor’s Regulation A-710 – Section 504 Policy and Procedures

AFC submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-710 about Section 504 accommodations for students with disabilities.

Jul 28, 2021

Pencil laying on an open spiral-bound notebook. (Photo by PNW Production via Pexels)

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AFC Comments on Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline

AFC submitted public comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the exclusionary, punitive school discipline and police policies and practices faced by New York City public school students, the disproportionate impact these policies and practices have on Black and Brown students and students with disabilities, and promising alternative practices.

Jul 23, 2021

Rear shot of a student writing on a worksheet. (Photo by Katerina Holmes from Pexels)

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Response to Release of DOE Academic Recovery Plan

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the NYC Department of Education’s release of its plan for using its historic influx of funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

Jul 8, 2021

Yellow pencils on top of a black and white composition notebook. (Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash)

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AFC نیویارک سٹی مالی سال 2022 کے بجٹ کے معاہدے کا جواب دیتا ہے۔

نیویارک (اے ایف سی) کے ایڈوکیٹس فار چلڈرن کے ایگزیکٹو ڈائریکٹر کم سویٹ نے مالی سال 2022 کے شہر کے بجٹ کے معاہدے کے اعلان کے جواب میں درج ذیل بیان جاری کیا۔

30 جون، 2021

Close-up of hands using a pen and a ruler on a notepad. (Photo by Tamarcus Brown via unsplash)

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25 تنظیموں نے DOE سے شیلٹر بیسڈ کمیونٹی کوآرڈینیٹرز کی خدمات حاصل کرنے کی اپیل کی

نیویارک کے بچوں کے وکلاء نے 25 تنظیموں میں شمولیت اختیار کی تاکہ DOE پر زور دیا جائے کہ وہ پناہ گاہ میں رہنے والے 150 کمیونٹی کوآرڈینیٹرز کی خدمات حاصل کریں تاکہ پناہ گاہ میں رہنے والے طلباء کو اسکول سے دوبارہ جڑنے اور DOE کی طرف سے پیش کردہ اضافی پروگرامنگ میں حصہ لینے میں مدد ملے۔

25 جون 2021

Side view of a Black preschool boy in a classroom, holding a large dinosaur cutout. (Photo by RDNE Stock project via Pexels)

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90+ Organizations Call on Mayor de Blasio to Meet the Need for Preschool Special Education Classes

AFC joined 90+ organizations to call on Mayor de Blasio to address the shortage of preschool special education classes and provide salary parity to teachers of preschool special education classes at community-based organizations (CBOs) this year.

Jun 23, 2021

Preschool girl sitting on the floor playing a math game. (Photo by Krakenimages.com, Adobe Stock)

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1,200 NYC Preschoolers with Disabilities Went Without Seats in Preschool Special Education Classes Last Year

Advocates for Children of New York issued the following response to the NYC Department of Education’s first release of preschool special education data required pursuant to Local Law 21 of 2020.

Jun 9, 2021

پالیسی وسائل

ایکسپائر ہونے والے وفاقی COVID-19 ریلیف کے ساتھ مالی اعانت فراہم کرنے والے تعلیمی پروگراموں کو برقرار رکھنے کے لیے کال ٹو ایکشن

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