Policy & Initiatives

Policy & Initiatives

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) works to change education policy so that the public school system serves ALL children of New York City effectively.  We lead or participate in numerous Taskforces & Coalitions, publish informative and influential Policy Reports, and deliver Public Comments and Testimony on educational issues of importance.  We also speak out in the Press to bring public attention to the challenges confronting New York’s most educationally vulnerable students.

AFC’s attorneys and education specialists help thousands of families each year to resolve obstacles to their success in school.  When we spot trends in the problems facing the families we serve, we advocate to eliminate these problems through effective and pragmatic policy change.

You can read about much of our policy work in the pages under Who We Serve.

To address important policy issues that cut across the diverse populations we serve, we have special initiatives focusing on:

• Charter Schools;
• Teacher Evaluation; and
• Pathways to a Diploma.