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Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the possibility of a systemwide shutdown of New York City’s schools.
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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Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the possibility of a systemwide shutdown of New York City’s schools.
纽约儿童倡导者(AFC)对纽约市教育局(DOE)发布的 2019-20 学年停学数据报告做出了以下回应。
纽约儿童倡导者(AFC)对纽约市教育局(DOE)发布的 2019-20 学年特殊教育数据报告做出了以下回应。
AFC 和 ARISE 联盟(由 AFC 协调)在纽约市议会教育委员会面前作证,讲述了 COVID-19 疫情对纽约市 20 多万名残疾学生教育的影响,其中许多人无法独立参与远程教学或服务,许多人根本没有得到他们需要学习的内容。
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Health regarding the reopening of City schools. As the City continues working on the health and safety measures needed to protect school communities from COVID-19 this year, the City must also redouble its outreach efforts and provide individualized support to families of students who are not regularly engaging in remote learning.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Technology and Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises about the digital divide’s consequences for public education. Our testimony urges the City to ensure that every student has the fast, reliable connectivity they need in order to participate in remote learning this year and access educational information in the long term.
AFC joins 30 organizations in calling on Mayor de Blasio to address the urgent educational needs of students who are homeless as the 2020-21 school year begins.
纽约儿童权益倡导者 (AFC) 执行董事金·斯威特 (Kim Sweet) 对纽约市长白思豪 (Mayor de Blasio) 宣布推迟开学日的决定发表了以下声明。
AFC joined more than 60 organizations to call on New York State to issue a moratorium on suspensions for the 2020-2021 school year to ensure every child has the best possible chance to makeup for lost classroom time, and for schools to reopen after a traumatic year in a manner that promotes equity and healing.
AFC submitted comments urging the New York State Education Department to reject proposed regulations that would allow non-attorneys to serve as hearing officers in special education cases.