Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth and Committee on Finance, regarding the need for continued funding for Promise NYC. Promise NYC increased access to early childhood programs for children who are undocumented, but the Mayor’s Executive Budget does not include funding to continue this vital initiative.
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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。
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Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Children & Youth regarding the need for improvement in the education services youth receive while in Close to Home programs, and the quality of transition services once their time in Close to Home programs ends.
AFC 就学校心理健康诊所作证,敦促市议会确保预算包括继续开展心理健康连续体和维持一系列目前由即将到期的联邦资金资助的重要教育项目的资金。
AFC 向纽约市议会精神健康、残疾和成瘾委员会以及卫生委员会提交了关于继续为精神健康连续体提供资金的必要性的证词。
AFC 在纽约市议会关于儿童和青少年问题的初步预算听证会上作证说,需要继续为“纽约承诺”提供资金,该组织为无证儿童提供早期儿童教育。
今天,AFC 和 ARISE 联盟(由 AFC 协调)正在纽约市教育委员会的初步预算听证会上作证。由于联邦刺激资金到期、一年期城市资金到期以及初步预算削减超过 $7 亿美元,许多教育项目、服务和员工职位目前面临大幅削减的风险。
AFC 在联合立法听证会上就 2024-2025 年行政州基础和中学教育预算提案作证。
AFC 向联合立法公开听证会提交了有关 2024-2025 年行政预算提案的证词,该证词表明需要对早期干预 (EI) 进行大量投资。
AFC testified before the New York State Education Department regarding mayoral control, emphasizing the need to ensure that any changes to the current model do not negatively affect the student populations AFC serves.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education & Committee on State and Federal Legislation regarding the new phonics based curriculum and dyslexia screening in NYC Public Schools. We are urging the Council to remain steadfast in the commitment to ensuring that all schools are using reading curricula with proven effectiveness and to push the school system to provide all students—including those who have disabilities like dyslexia—with the intervention and support they need.