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PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS CHALLENGE CITY VOTE TO GIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS TO CHARTER SCHOOL:
STATEMENT ON PROPOSED SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Results of a Survey of All Candidates for Citywide Office
Horne v. Flores --March 7,2008
New Coalition Comes Together To Promote Special Education Reform In New York City’s Schools --August 7,2008
Stuck in the Middle: The Problem of Overage Middle School Students in New York City - July 16, 2008
Groundbreaking Class Action Settlement for Students with Disabilities --June 23, 2008
School Pushout: Where are we now? --February 21, 2008
Transitioning to Nowhere --September 7, 2007
AFC's Executive Director to Resign --January 9, 2007
So Many Schools, So Few Options: How Mayor Bloomberg's Small School Reforms Deny Full Access to Immigrant Students --November 28, 2006
Report Reveals Poor Coordination among NYC Agencies Hampers the Education of Homeless Youth --September 13, 2006
Advocates for Children Releases Briefing on Free Tutoring Services Under No Child Left Behind --June 4, 2006
Parent Opinion Poll on Extended Day Sessions Finds Lack of Information for Parents and Concerns about Transportation and Impact on After-school Services --February 6, 2006
Report finds harassment and discrimination of LGBT students in NYC schools --October 27, 2005
Report reveals that only 12% of students receving special education servces in nyc leave school without graduating with a regular diploma --June 02, 2005
Class Action Filed on Behalf of Court -Involved Students Who Are Not Being Allowed to Transition Back to School --December 21, 2004
Class Action Certified Against the Department of Education on Behalf of Students with Disabilities Excluded from NYC's Public Schools --July 29, 2004
Settlement of Pushout cases --June 18, 2004
Language Barriers Found To Block School Involvement For Tens of Thousands of Immigrant Parents --February 19, 2004
Mayor's retention proposal opposed by over 100 academics, organization heads, and national experts on testing --February 11, 2004
Settlement Reached in Class Action Law Suit Filed Against Franklin K. Lane (FKL) High School --January 8, 2004
Report Finds Major Problems with NCLB Tutoring Programs in its First Year of Implementation-AFC Calls for an Extension of Time to Sign up for SES Services for the Current Year --October 14, 2003
Public Advocate and Advocates for Children Report: High School Kids Being "Pushed Out" --November 20, 2002
"Creating a Formula for Success: Why English Language Learner Students are Dropping Out of School and How to Increase Graduation Rates" -- June 18, 2002
"The Least Restrictive Environment Coalition Releases a Report on Inclusive Education of Children with Special Needs in New York City Public Schools" -- November 7, 2001
"The Least Restrictive Environment Coalition Launches Website on Inclusive Special Education Delivery in New York City" -- April 9, 2001
"Teacher Survey Shows Few Classrooms Able to Provide Education Necessary for Immigrant Students" -- February 6, 2001
"AFC Launches NEW on-line guide to New York City's Public Schools" -- October 16, 2000
"Playing by The Rules When The System Doesn't: Immigrant Families and Summer School in New York" -- August 25, 2000
"Educational Neglect: The Delivery of Educational Services to Children in New York City's Foster Care System" -- July 20, 2000
Federal Court Orders the Board of Education to Protect Children With Disabilities from Illegal Expulsions from Summer School -- July 18, 2000
Retention policy press conference -- January 31, 2000
Healthy Schools Network report release on environmental conditions in New York City public schools -- October 27, 1999
Includes: Highlights from AFC's Report "Neglected Buildings, Damaged Health: A 'Snapshot' of New York City Public School Environmental Conditions"
Promotion policy suit filed by Advocates for Children -- August 31, 1999
Settlement of Ray M suit helps 25,000 pre-school children with disabilities -- February 26, 1999
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