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The following is a statement by Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, in response to the release of graduation rate data for the class of 2016.
这份 2016 年 12 月的报告分析了纽约州残疾学生接受高中职业技术教育 (CTE) 课程的情况。根据数据调查结果以及对专业人士、特殊教育倡导者和残疾学生家长的采访，该报告提出了解决 CTE 障碍的建议。
Today, the City announced its intention to implement the recommendation of the Mayoral Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline to modify the DOE’s discipline code to end suspensions for students in kindergarten through second grade and increase support for positive behavior interventions in schools. AFC staunchly supports the elimination of suspensions for these students and the use of a developmentally sound approach to address the behavior of young children instead.
As the New York State Senate Education Committee holds a hearing today on mayoral control of New York City schools, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), released the following statement supporting a long-term extension of mayoral control.
AFC 在 2016 年家长律师和倡导者委员会 (COPAA) 全国会议上提交了这份白皮书。该文件讨论了残疾学生获得行为支持的权利，以及为残疾学生提供支持而不是将他们排除在学校之外的个人和系统倡导策略。
This report documents the need for urgent and sustained action to improve literacy levels for low-income students with disabilities and prepare schools to teach reading effectively for all students. It reviews research and case stories indicating that students with a wide range of disabilities are capable of learning to read if they receive appropriate instruction, discusses the key elements for teaching reading effectively, highlights a number of promising programs in NYC, and provides recommendations for implementing systemic change.
2016 年 2 月， 多种文凭途径联盟由 AFC 协调，发布了一份更新的政策摘要，指出了残疾学生和 ELL 学生接受 CTE 教学的障碍，并向 NYSED 和董事会提供了创建可使这些学生受益的无障碍 CTE 计划的建议。
纽约儿童权益倡导者执行董事金·斯威特 (Kim Sweet) 针对今天的董事会会议上讨论的扩大所有学生毕业途径的提议发表了以下声明。
This February 2015 report describes findings made from AFC’s review of 164 New York City charter school discipline policies obtained through Freedom of Information Law requests. A significant number of City charter schools have discipline policies that fail to meet the legal requirements, leading to violations of students’ and parents’ civil rights. The report includes recommendations for state legislators to consider as they discuss raising the cap on charter schools and ensuring that charter schools serve high-needs students.
超过 50,000 名中学生（占纽约市公立中学学生的四分之一）至少被留级一次，超过 8,500 名学生至少被留级三次。尽管他们在学业和社会情感方面有重大需求，但纽约市传统公立学校和特许学校中针对超龄中学生的课程名额不足 450 个。这份 2014 年 9 月的政策报告关注了超龄中学生的独特需求，并为纽约市教育局 (DOE) 提供了改善这一群体成果的建议。