AFC works to change education policy so that the public school system serves all children effectively. We publish policy reports and data analyses, testify at the City and State levels, speak out in the press to bring attention to the challenges facing the students and families we serve, and join with other advocates, parents, youth, and educators to call for change.
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More than 146,000 New York City students—about one in every eight children enrolled in the public schools—experienced homelessness during the 2023–24 school year, the ninth consecutive year in which more than 100,000 students were identified as homeless.
This brief summarizes data on a subset of the more than 119,000 New York City students who were identified as homeless during the 2022–23 school year.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement of Melissa Aviles-Ramos as the next schools Chancellor
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 State English Language Arts test scores for New York City students
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Fiscal Year 2025 city budget agreement.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York State Education Department (SED)’s proposal for implementing the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures, as presented at today’s Board of Regents meeting.
This article, published in Volume 57 of Family Law Quarterly, adapts AFC’s 2023 report Building on Potential for a national audience. It provides a broad overview of the state of education for students in the foster system in New York City as of the 2020–21 school year, makes recommendations for how municipalities can better support students in foster care, and highlights recent promising practices from New York City and elsewhere.
In response to the release of the Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the today’s announcement regarding education funding for Fiscal Year 2025.
This brief highlights the impact of the 100 New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) shelter-based community coordinators (SBCCs) hired in 2022–23 and calls on Mayor Adams and the City Council to sustain funding for this critical initiative in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. Funding for all 100 SBCC positions is set to run dry in June, and the City has not yet committed to continuing to fund their important work.