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12.01.2022 | Chalkbeat NY | Still, some advocates and newly appointed council members say they’re looking forward to having an official voice in the education department’s planning for the future of special education. Maggie Moroff, the special education policy coordinator at Advocates for...
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12.01.2022| NY Daily News | “If the city can achieve what it’s laying out today, and continue building on that, it’s going to be such a better world for our students with disabilities and their families,” said Maggie Moroff, senior special education policy coordinator at Advocates for Children, who...
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12.05.2022 | NY Daily News | “The evidence shows that these high-stakes exams are not correlated to success. They more so serve as a barrier,” said Juliet Eisenstein, a staff attorney at Advocates for Children, which spearheaded the petition. Eisenstein is on a 64-member state commission...
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12.12.2022 | Chalkbeat NY | Historically, there has been a failure to cooperate and minimize disruptions to students’ schooling between the multiple agencies connected to homeless children, including the education department and homeless services, said Jennifer Pringle, director of Project Learning...
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12.05.2022 | FOX 5 New York | It's a huge problem, a problem Jennifer Pringle says needs urgent attention if the City wants to break the cycle of homelessness. "We know that kids who don't graduate from high school are 3.5 times more at risk of experiencing homelessness as young adults." ...
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11.18.2022 | CBS New York | "This is definitely an issue in New York City, and we've been seeing it for years and years," said Dawn Yuster, with Advocates for Children of New York. Yuster is director of the School Justice Project with Advocates for Children of New York. "There is no...
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12.13.2022 | ABC 7 News | New York City officials announced an expansion of seats for preschool students with special needs across all five boroughs on Tuesday. "Many of these children were sitting at home waiting months or longer, in violation of their legal rights," said Randi Levine, policy...
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Early Childhood: Children Ages 0-5Advocates for Children of New York’s Early Childhood Education Project provides individual case assistance, community education, and policy advocacy to improve access to early childhood education for low-income children (ages 0–5) so that students can enter...
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This guide explains the kindergarten admissions process and answers frequently asked questions. Includes information for families of students with disabilities, ELLs, and students in temporary housing.
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12.06.2022 | Today, the Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma released a petition signed by more than 1,200 New Yorkers, calling on State leaders to permanently decouple Regents exams from graduation requirements, a practice which currently makes New York State an outlier in the US. ...
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L.V. v. NYC Department of EducationIn the L.V. case, parents of children with disabilities claimed that they had received favorable orders in impartial hearings, but the New York City Department of Education (DOE) was not implementing the orders. The parents also claimed that the DOE did not have a...
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Overview of the kindergarten placement process for students who need school-aged special education services. More detailed information on eligibility, referral, evaluations, Turning 5 IEP meeting, and kindergarten placement. Guide also includes information on what to do if placement is...
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11.21.2022 | Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigation and the Committee on Education regarding persistent, long-standing issues with NYC school bus transportation services. The DOE must take action to develop the systems and procedures...
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11.17.2022 | The CITY | It’s a common trajectory for young people with emotional disabilities, who make up close to half the students enrolled at schools in New York City’s juvenile detention centers and in the Rikers Island jail, according to data from the Independent Budget Office. “There’s a...
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11.08.2022 | Gothamist | “I think we can glean from the data that there has been a significant influx of students and families into the New York City shelter who've recently arrived to this country and that many of the schools where they’re enrolled were not prepared for that influx. Nor was the...
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Page: Amicus BriefsAmicus BriefsNote: The following documents are in PDF format and will open in a new window. To view PDF files, download the following free software: Get Adobe® Reader®.United States Supreme CourtMiguel Luna Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, et. al. (2022)AFC submitted an amicus brief filed with...
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Students Who Are Over-Age for their Grade LevelAdvocates for Children of New York (AFC) serves all New York City students from birth through age 26, including middle school and high school students who are over the typical age for their grade level or who are behind in credits.Individual Case...
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11.17.2022 | Today, Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to the release of the New York City Department of Education (DOE)’s suspension data report for the 2021-22 school year: The new suspension data released publicly this week indicate a decline in the...
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11.16.2022 | Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Education about the need for the DOE to address delays in launching key programs funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds and for city, state, and federal elected leaders to begin planning to sustain long-overdue...
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Older Students, Graduation Requirements, and Transitioning to AdulthoodReturning visitors to our resource library: If you have downloaded a publication before, we recommend clearing your browsing history before clicking the links below, to ensure you are viewing the most up-to-date versions....