AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the impact of COVID-19 on student learning, outlining essential principles and critical elements that must be included in a comprehensive COVID-19 education recovery effort.
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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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.22 Results Found
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 and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the New York City Council Committee on Finance about the importance of rejecting proposed cuts to schools and investing in education initiatives that will help students get needed support when they return to school, including funding for preschool special education classes, direct mental health support for students, guaranteed transportation for students in foster care, support for English Language Learners, and more.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) both testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the provision of special education services. The City must do more to extend the vision of equity and excellence in education to students with disabilities and to ensure that the needs of students with disabilities are considered and addressed in every DOE policy decision.
Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the importance of improving the school transportation system, especially for students with disabilities, students in foster care, and students in temporary housing, and in support of a bill to provide real-time GPS bus location data to parents.
ARISE 联盟 (由 AFC 协调) 和包容性教育家长组织 (PIE) 的成员致信纽约市长比尔·德布拉西奥 (Bill de Blasio),要求市政府在 2020-2024 财年学校建设管理局五年资本计划中纳入一项重大投资,以使至少三分之一的学校能够向身体残疾的学生、家长和教师开放。
由 AFC 协调的 ARISE 联盟成员和包容性教育家长组织 (PIE) 致信纽约市长白思豪和纽约市议会,敦促他们确保 2019 财年最终预算包括市议会建议的额外 $1.25 亿美元用于学校无障碍项目。
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) both testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the new DOE structure for supporting schools and families.