AFC 在 2016 年家长律师和倡导者委员会 (COPAA) 全国会议上提交了这份白皮书。该文件讨论了残疾学生获得行为支持的权利,以及为残疾学生提供支持而不是将他们排除在学校之外的个人和系统倡导策略。
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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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.102 Results Found
This report documents the need for urgent and sustained action to improve literacy levels for low-income students with disabilities and prepare schools to teach reading effectively for all students. It reviews research and case stories indicating that students with a wide range of disabilities are capable of learning to read if they receive appropriate instruction, discusses the key elements for teaching reading effectively, highlights a number of promising programs in NYC, and provides recommendations for implementing systemic change.
2016 年 2 月, 多种文凭途径联盟由 AFC 协调,发布了一份更新的政策摘要,指出了残疾学生和 ELL 学生接受 CTE 教学的障碍,并向 NYSED 和董事会提供了创建可使这些学生受益的无障碍 CTE 计划的建议。
This February 2015 report describes findings made from AFC’s review of 164 New York City charter school discipline policies obtained through Freedom of Information Law requests. A significant number of City charter schools have discipline policies that fail to meet the legal requirements, leading to violations of students’ and parents’ civil rights. The report includes recommendations for state legislators to consider as they discuss raising the cap on charter schools and ensuring that charter schools serve high-needs students.
超过 50,000 名中学生(占纽约市公立中学学生的四分之一)至少被留级一次,超过 8,500 名学生至少被留级三次。尽管他们在学业和社会情感方面有重大需求,但纽约市传统公立学校和特许学校中针对超龄中学生的课程名额不足 450 个。这份 2014 年 9 月的政策报告关注了超龄中学生的独特需求,并为纽约市教育局 (DOE) 提供了改善这一群体成果的建议。
本报告由 多种文凭途径联盟由纽约儿童权益倡导者编写的报告探讨了高风险标准化毕业考试给许多学生带来的困难,并强调了对更灵活的考试要求和基于评估的文凭获取途径的需求。
This October 2013 policy paper calls on the DOE to include students and parents when putting the new teacher evaluation system into practice by establishing a stakeholder advisory group to provide feedback on the policy implementation process. The paper also provides examples of structures established for this purpose in other cities and states.
May 2013 report and recommendations from the New York City School-Justice Partnership Task Force. Under the stewardship of former Chief Judge Judith Kaye, the task force brought together a unique and knowledgeable group of key players from the education and justice communities who had not previously had the chance to collaborate. The report outlines a plan of action for the next mayor to reduce suspensions and school-based summonses and arrests.
该报告由亚足联和 亚裔美国人法律辩护和教育基金会(AALDEF),为纽约州建立完善的 ELL 问责框架制定了关键原则。
本报告评估了 AFC 的“项目成就”的成功。它描述了该项目对 AFC 合作的寄养机构工作人员、他们所服务的儿童和家庭以及城市儿童福利系统本身的长期影响。