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.
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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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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
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.
Advocates for Children and Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) shared recommendations with Chancellor Carranza for a developing reopening plans are trauma-informed, culturally-responsive, grounded in restorative practices, and geared towards developing healing-centered school communities.
Advocates for Children of New York released a set of essential recommendations for New York City’s school reopening plan, urging the Department of Education (DOE) to ensure that students with disabilities have the support they need when schools reopen, whether they are learning in a school building or remotely.
AFC joined more than 30 organizations in reminding the Mayor and the City of its legal obligation to provide transportation for students who are homeless, and expressing our disappointment that the City’s school reopening plan does not prioritize students who are homeless for in-person instruction.
纽约儿童权益倡导者 (AFC) 执行董事金·斯威特 (Kim Sweet) 针对纽约市长白思豪 (De Blasio) 和校长卡兰萨 (Carranza) 宣布的 9 月份重新开放学校的计划发表了以下声明。
Advocates for Children joined more than 20 organizations calling on the DOE to appoint a senior-level leader to focus full-time on students in foster care and to honor its FY 2020 commitment to ensure busing for students in care.
纽约儿童权益倡导者 (AFC) 执行董事 Kim Sweet 针对以下问题发表了以下声明: 新的国家指导 强烈鼓励学区为超龄高中生提供明年重返学校的机会,以完成毕业要求并为高中毕业做好准备。
这份 2020 年 6 月的政策简报总结了市长 2021 财政年度行政预算中拟议的教育经费削减以及这些削减将对学校和学生造成的毁灭性影响。简报敦促市长白思豪和市议会拒绝削减教育经费,并确保学校拥有更多资源(而不是更少资源)来应对疫情带来的挑战。
纽约儿童权益倡导组织 (AFC) 执行主任金·斯威特 (Kim Sweet) 发表以下声明,回应市议会成员和当地 237 卡车司机联盟主席最近关于将警察撤出学校的声明。