Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

Midsection of a young girl playing with educational toys. (Photo by Yan Krukau from Pexels)

پالیسی رپورٹ

ابھی تک سب کے لیے نہیں: اگلی انتظامیہ پری اسکول کو حقیقی معنوں میں یونیورسل کیسے بنا سکتی ہے۔

This January 2022 data brief found that preschool students with disabilities are being underserved by 3-K and Pre-K for All and are being denied access to special education programs and services to which they have a legal right—with disparities based on race, school district, housing status, and language of instruction.

20 جنوری 2022

Preschool child sits on the floor of a classroom, looking down at paper cutouts in their hand. (Photo by RDNE Stock project via Pexels)

پریس بیان

NYC Projecting Shortage of More than 900 Seats in Preschool Special Education Classes for Spring 2022

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to the NYC Department of Education’s posting of new data showing a need for more than 900 additional seats in preschool special education classes in the spring of 2022.

Nov 30, 2021

سائن آن لیٹر

AFC Joins 100+ Organizations to Urge Governor Hochul to Sign A.8013 / S.6515-A

AFC joined more than 100 organizations in sending a letter urging Governor Hochul 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.

Nov 30, 2021

گواہی اور عوامی تبصرہ

AFC COVID دور میں معذور طلباء کی ضروریات کو پورا کرنے کی گواہی دیتا ہے۔

AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education on meeting the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID era, including the need to for a non-adversarial system for providing make-up services.

18 نومبر 2021

Young child sits on her mother's lap while receiving speech therapy. (Photo by cherryandbees, Adobe Stock)

پریس بیان

اے ایف سی نے شہر سے معذور طلباء کے لیے میک اپ سروسز کی فوری ضرورت کو پورا کرنے کا مطالبہ کیا

نیویارک سٹی ڈیپارٹمنٹ آف ایجوکیشن (DOE) کی 2020-21 تعلیمی سال کے لیے خصوصی تعلیمی ڈیٹا رپورٹ کے اجراء کے لیے ایڈووکیٹ فار چلڈرن آف نیویارک (AFC) نے درج ذیل جواب جاری کیا۔

18 نومبر 2021

Close-up of colored pencils. (Photo by Kindel Media via Pexels)

گواہی اور عوامی تبصرہ

AFC Submits Comments to NYSED on NYC’s Impartial Hearing Office

AFC submitted comments to the New York State Education Department about the need for urgent action to address systemic delays and barriers in the special education impartial hearing system in New York City.

Nov 5, 2021

Hands typing on a laptop. (Photo by wavebreak3, Adobe Stock)

پالیسی ایجنڈا

NYC اسکولوں کے لیے وژن: اگلی انتظامیہ کے لیے سفارشات

میئر منتخب ایرک ایڈمز ایک ایسے وقت میں عہدہ سنبھالیں گے جب COVID-19 وبائی بیماری نے ہمارے شہر کے اسکولوں میں دیرینہ عدم مساوات کو مزید خراب کر دیا ہے۔ ہمارے 50 سال کے زمینی تجربے کی بنیاد پر جو طلباء اور خاندانوں کو ملک کے سب سے بڑے اسکول سسٹم میں نیویگیٹ کرنے میں مدد کرتے ہیں اور انہیں سیکھنے کے لیے درکار تعاون حاصل کرتے ہیں، ہم عوامی تعلیم میں کچھ انتہائی اہم چیلنجوں کا خاکہ پیش کرتے ہیں - بشمول وہ جو پہلے سے تاریخ COVID - جہاں آنے والے میئر کو توجہ، توانائی اور وسائل پر توجہ مرکوز کرنے کے لیے تیار ہونا چاہیے۔

3 نومبر 2021

گواہی اور عوامی تبصرہ

AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on the DOE’s Academic Recovery Plan for 2021-22

AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the continued work needed to strengthen the DOE’s academic recovery plans this year. While we appreciate that the City is using this funding for some important initiatives, we worry there is still inadequate detail about how the funding will be used, inadequate funding for key priorities, and too much discretion and responsibility left to individual schools that already have their hands full reopening schools and keeping school communities safe.

Oct 27, 2021

گواہی اور عوامی تبصرہ

AFC Testifies on the DOE’s Use of Foundation Aid and Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding

AFC testified before the New York State Senate Education Committee on the DOE’s use of increased state and federal education funding; specifically, how the funding is being used to meet the needs of students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students experiencing homelessness—students who were hit particularly hard by the closure of schools.

Oct 5, 2021

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

سائن آن لیٹر

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

پالیسی وسائل

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