Policy Resources - Advocates for Children of New York

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保护在新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 期间超龄学生的毕业机会

This June 2020 policy brief shows that there are approximately 3,700 students in New York State who will age out of school this year and lose their chance to earn a diploma. They are disproportionately students of color, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners. The brief and an accompanying sign-on letter call on the State Education Department to issue guidance directing districts to allow all students aging out of school without a diploma to return to high school next year.

2020 年 6 月 15 日

证词及公众评论

AFC Testifies on Proposed NYSED Changes to Special Education Regulations

AFC’s testimony urged the State to reject proposed amendments to Sections 200.1 and 200.5 of Title 8 NYCRR that would allow non-attorneys to serve as hearing officers in special education cases.

Jun 11, 2020

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80 多个组织呼吁在下一份 COVID 应对法案中对公共教育进行 $205B 投资

Advocates for Children joined more than 80 other education, social service, and civil rights organizations in calling on the entire New York City Congressional delegation to invest $205B in public education in the next COVID response bill.

2020 年 6 月 8 日

Young Black girl taking class online via a tablet while her dad stands in the background.

证词及公众评论

AFC 向市议会教育委员会就远程学习问题作证

AFC 向市议会教育委员会作证，介绍了远程学习以及 COVID-19 对市学校的影响，重点介绍了我们的客户所面临的挑战以及教育部需要解决学生所面临的障碍，以便他们能够参加远程暑期学校。

2020 年 5 月 27 日

证词及公众评论

AFC 和 ARISE 联盟就纽约市 2021 财年行政预算作证

AFC 和 ARISE 联盟（由 AFC 协调）在纽约市议会财政委员会作证，阐述了拒绝拟议的学校削减并投资于教育计划以帮助学生返校时获得所需支持的重要性，这些计划包括为学前特殊教育班提供资金、为学生提供直接心理健康支持、保障寄养学生享有交通服务、支持英语学习者等。.

2020 年 5 月 21 日

证词及公众评论

AFC Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to State Special Education Regulations

AFC submitted comments to NYSED on proposed changes to the state special education regulations, urging the State to reject proposed amendments that would allow non-attorneys to serve as hearing officers in special education cases.

May 15, 2020

Close up of young student drawing with a colored pencil.

新闻声明

亚足联回应市长白思豪关于学前班优惠的公告

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 (Mayor de Blasio) 关于向纽约市学前班项目提供的资助的声明发表了以下声明。

2020 年 5 月 13 日

Student wearing a class of 2020 mortarboard, viewed from behind.

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100 多个组织呼吁延长 2020 年满 12 年级学生的入学资格

纽约州教育和倡导组织、以及来自全州五十多名家长和教师向纽约州教育委员会和州教育部门发出联名信，敦促他们允许今年即将离校的学生在2020-21学年重返高中，以免因COVID-19而失去获得高中毕业文凭的机会。.

2020 年 5 月 11 日

A hand writing on a notebook of graphing paper, next to an open math textbook.

新闻声明

Response to the DOE’s Announced Grading Policy for the 2019–20 School Year

Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Department of Education (DOE)’s announced grading policy for the 2019–20 school year.

2020 年 4 月 28 日

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AFC 和 NYIC 教育合作组织对 DOE 评分和晋升政策提案作出回应

儿童倡导者与 30 多个其他签署方一起，就教育部提出的 2019-2020 学年成绩政策提供了反馈和建议。鉴于 COVID-19 相关的学校停课带来的前所未有的挑战，该信件敦促教育部在本学期给予所有学生课程学分，以取代成绩体系，并设计一个单独的系统来为落后的学生提供所需的支助。.

2020 年 4 月 24 日

政策资源

引领纽约市学校向前发展：致下一届政府的建议

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