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由于多年来纽约州对学前特殊教育项目的投资不足，纽约远远未能为所有儿童提供他们需要并有合法权利接受的学前特殊教育课程。本政策简报显示，预计 2020 年春季纽约市残疾儿童的学前特殊教育班座位将短缺 1,000 多个。
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about access to after-school programming for students with disabilities, students in temporary housing and students in foster care and legislation related to universal after-school programming.
本报告于 2019 年 12 月与 纽约儿童公民委员会 （CCC）报告显示，纽约州对纽约早期干预计划的投资不足，导致在服务获取方面存在严重的种族和社会经济差异。报告显示，如果生活在低收入的有色人种社区，三岁以下发育迟缓或残疾的儿童不太可能获得有助于他们充分发挥潜力的关键服务，并向纽约市和纽约州提出了一些建议，以增加早期干预服务的机会。
Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Department of Education’s 特殊教育数据报告 for the 2018-19 school year.
纽约儿童倡导者（AFC）执行董事金·斯威特（Kim Sweet）针对纽约市教育局发布的 2018-19 学年交通数据报告发表了以下声明。
Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s vote to adopt the Fiscal Year 2020 city budget.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following statement in response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement that the State is approving only a two percent increase in rates for preschool special education programs for the 2019-2020 school year.
AFC testified before the Panel for Educational Policy in support of the City’s proposal to include $750 million to improve school accessibility in the 2020–2024 Capital Plan. That investment in accessibility, the City’s largest to date, will literally open doors to include and integrate individuals who are far too often excluded because of their accessibility needs.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the importance of increasing funding for several education priorities, including school social workers, direct mental health support for students, educational support for students who are homeless and students in foster care, and preschool special education programs.
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