本报告于 2019 年 12 月与 纽约儿童公民委员会 (CCC)报告显示,纽约州对纽约早期干预计划的投资不足,导致在服务获取方面存在严重的种族和社会经济差异。报告显示,如果生活在低收入的有色人种社区,三岁以下发育迟缓或残疾的儿童不太可能获得有助于他们充分发挥潜力的关键服务,并向纽约市和纽约州提出了一些建议,以增加早期干预服务的机会。
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The New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS), a project of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), posted new data showing that the number of students in New York City identified as homeless during the 2018-2019 school year remained stubbornly high, topping 100,000 for the fourth consecutive year.
2018 年 10 月的数据简报发现,纽约市不到五分之一的学校被教育部归类为“完全无障碍”。该报告敦促纽约市利用即将出台的资本计划实现一个雄心勃勃且可实现的目标——到 2024 年使三分之一的学校完全无障碍。
This May 2018 report documents the number of New York City schools with high concentrations of students living in shelters that do not have a social worker focused on this population. AFC’s analysis shows that the Mayor’s proposed modest increase in funding falls far short of meeting the need, and calls on the City to double the number of school social workers focused on serving students living in shelters.
AFC presented this white paper at the 2018 national conference of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). It discusses approaches that work to positively support students, improve school climate, and reduce suspensions, referrals to law enforcement, and inappropriate removals to the psychiatric emergency room. The paper also discusses strategies to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline and the disparate impact on students with disabilities and students of color, including working collaboratively with school districts and localities, advocating to change laws, and litigation.
本报告分析了纽约市警察局 (NYPD) 报告的数据,数据显示,在 NYPD 的“儿童危机”干预中,黑人学生的比例明显过高——这些事件涉及情绪困扰的学生被送往医院进行心理评估。该简报还调查了 2016 年 7 月至 2017 年 6 月期间 NYPD 对年仅 5 岁的学生使用手铐的情况。
这份报告由亚足联和 SCO 服务系列,为儿童福利机构提供建议以及易于使用的工具包,以支持父母在孩子寄养期间参与教育。
本数据简报分析了城市和州的数据,表明在纽约市高中的职业和技术教育 (CTE) 项目中,英语语言学习者 (ELL) 的代表性不足。该报告为教育部可采取的措施提出了建议,以解决英语语言学习者面临的障碍。
This May 2017 report, released by the Education Trust–New York, Advocates for Children of New York, the 纽约移民联盟,以及 Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, urges New York school districts to better protect and support immigrant students and families.
这份 2016 年 12 月的报告分析了纽约州残疾学生接受高中职业技术教育 (CTE) 课程的情况。根据数据调查结果以及对专业人士、特殊教育倡导者和残疾学生家长的采访,该报告提出了解决 CTE 障碍的建议。