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.
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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 More than 115 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those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.找到 161 个结果
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.
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 致信美国教育部长贝琪·德沃斯,表达了我们强烈反对因疫情而放弃保护残疾学生的联邦法律。
AFC submitted comments on the Department of Education’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
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。
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about access to after-school programming for students with disabilities, students in temporary housing and students in foster care and legislation related to universal after-school programming.
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。
Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Department of Education’s 特殊教育数据报告 for the 2018-19 school year.