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.
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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。
More than 115 Organizations Call for Changes to New York State’s School Funding Formula
Every child in New York State has the right to a sound, basic education—and providing such an education requires adequate and equitable funding. More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those who have the greatest needs.428 Results Found
纽约儿童倡导者对纽约市教育局根据 2020 年第 21 号地方法律首次发布学前特殊教育数据做出了以下回应。
本报告探讨了警方对 12,000 多项“儿童危机”干预措施的响应数据,在干预措施中,情绪困扰的学生被带离课堂并送往医院进行心理评估。这些干预措施中,黑人学生、就读 75 区学校的学生和就读位于低收入有色人种社区学校的学生占了很大比例。我们呼吁市政府通过取消学校警察并投资于行为和心理健康支持和服务来结束对情绪危机学生的定罪。
AFC joined 35 child welfare and education organizations to call on Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Porter to invest in support for students in foster care. We’re asking that they provide funding in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget to create a DOE office focused full-time on students in foster care and to guarantee school bus or other door-to-door transportation for students in foster care who need it to maintain school stability.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Finance on the Executive Budget, outlining our priorities for the historic influx of education funding from the state and federal governments. The City must use that funding effectively to provide needed academic and social-emotional support, incorporating outreach to students and families who have not yet re-engaged and specialized support for students who need it.
本报告重点介绍了阅读熟练程度的种族差异数据,并呼吁市政府将其$7亿美元联邦新冠疫情救济资金中的一部分投入其中,全面努力改进向所有学生提供阅读指导的方式,并为需要额外支持的学生提供有针对性的干预措施。
今年 5 月,2021 年亚足联和 法律援助协会 报告强调,教育部迫切需要设立一个专门负责寄养学生需求的小型办公室。目前,教育部没有专门为纽约市 6,000 名寄养青少年提供支持的办公室、团队,甚至没有一名工作人员,而这群学生尤其需要专门的支持。
AFC 向市议会教育委员会、公共福利委员会和刑事司法委员会提交了书面证词,以支持第 1224 号提案,并提出了建议,以确保在法院指定的环境中为儿童和青少年提供的教育的公平性、透明度、监督和问责制。
在市议会教育和公共福利委员会面前,AFC 强调了在市政府决定如何使用历史性教育资金流入时制定有针对性的计划来支持收容所学生的重要性。
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to new State 指导 strongly encouraging school districts to provide over-age high school students the opportunity to return to school next year to finish meeting requirements for a high school diploma, diploma endorsement or exit credential.