AFC 致力于改变教育政策，以便公立学校系统能够服务于 全部 儿童有效。我们发布政策报告和数据分析，在市和州两级作证，在媒体上发声，让人们关注我们所服务的学生和家庭面临的挑战，并与其他倡导者、家长、青少年和教育工作者一起呼吁改变。
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Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to the release of the New York City Department of Education (DOE)’s suspension data report for the 2021-22 school year.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education about the need for the DOE to address delays in launching key programs funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds and for city, state, and federal elected leaders to begin planning to sustain long-overdue initiatives funded with this short-term funding.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities & Addiction and Committee on Youth Services to discuss the youth mental health crisis and urgent need for a comprehensive system to ensure that our young people have access to and receive behavioral and mental health supports in schools.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigations and Committee on Finance regarding the DOE’s COVID-19 relief spending, asking the DOE to address delays in spending for important supports for students and urging city, state, and federal elected leaders to begin planning to sustain long-overdue initiatives funded by COVID-19 funding.
2021-22 学年是连续第七年有超过 10 万名纽约市公立学校学生无家可归。
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about the need to ensure that the City’s summer programming provides needed support for all students, including students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students who are homeless.
AFC 向市议会教育委员会作证，表达了我们对截至 2022 年 6 月 800 名患有严重残疾的学龄前儿童的担忧，这些儿童正在等待法定的学前特殊教育班的席位。
纽约儿童倡导者 (AFC) 执行董事 Kim Sweet 针对纽约市 2022 年纽约州英语语言艺术 (ELA) 测试成绩的发布发表了以下声明，该成绩显示，只有 36% 的黑人和西班牙裔学生、18% 的残疾学生和 13% 的 3-8 年级英语语言学习者 (ELL) 具有熟练的阅读能力。
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the serious obstacles that students with disabilities and their families continue to experience every day on the ground. Every day, Advocates for Children hears from parents struggling to get their children with disabilities the education they need.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the impact of school budget cuts, calling on the City to restore funding for school budgets and also continue key investments targeted to students with the greatest needs.