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纽约儿童权益倡导者 (AFC) 对市长白思豪宣布纽约市计划利用联邦 COVID-19 教育救济资金在全市范围内扩大 3-K 项目做出了以下回应。
With the federal government having approved the largest one-time investment in education in our nation’s history, NYC needs an ambitious education initiative to pave the way to hope and opportunity for this generation of students. Such a plan must invest resources in academic support, mental health support, and outreach and engagement. It must be targeted to assist students disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, including the provision of specialized instruction and support where needed. This plan outlines our recommendations for steps the City should take.
On January 28, 2021, AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2021-2022 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to increase, and not cut, state education funding and ensure schools can use their full COVID-19 relief funding to reopen schools and help students catch up.
This January 2021 data brief examines the steep decline during the COVID-19 pandemic in the number of infants and toddlers referred to the New York City Early Intervention (EI) program to address concerns about their development. As a result of the drop in referrals, thousands of young children with developmental delays or disabilities missed the chance for intervention at the time it is most effective.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Women and Gender Equity about the related issues of a shortage of preschool special education programs, and the problem of Learning Bridges child care programs excluding children with disabilities.
AFC 与 80 多个组织一起呼吁州政府确保儿童不会因疫情期间难以获得学前评估而失去早期干预服务。
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。
AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Hearing on the 2020–2021 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to fully fund Foundation Aid; increase investments in targeted areas such as preschool special education programs, support for Multilingual Learners, and positive approaches to discipline; and reject the harmful special education waiver proposal.
由于多年来纽约州对学前特殊教育项目的投资不足，纽约远远未能为所有儿童提供他们需要并有合法权利接受的学前特殊教育课程。本政策简报显示，预计 2020 年春季纽约市残疾儿童的学前特殊教育班座位将短缺 1,000 多个。
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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