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Julian’s Story

Julian is a 3-year-old preschooler with delays in his language skills, but the DOE failed to provide recommended services.

Resource: Segregated and Second Rate: "Special" Education in New York

This report endorses the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms.
Resource: Least Restrictive Environment and Mainstreaming for Children with Behavioral and Emotional Handicapping Conditions

This paper endorses the placement of children with behavioral and emotionally handicapping conditions in the least restrictive environment.
Resource: Inclusion: The Considerations and Rights of Placing Special Education Students in Regular Education Classrooms

Inclusion: The Considerations and Rights of Placing Special Education Students in Regular Education Classrooms This report discusses the considerations and rights of inclusion, the process of obtaining inclusion for a disabled child, the appeal process, and the issues arising from inclusion for...
Resource: Gifted Education in New York City: An Analysis of Segregation in New York City's Gifted Programs

This report examines New York City’s gifted programs and addresses the underrepresentation of African American and Latino students in gifted programs and possible solutions.
Resource: Learning in Limbo: The Educational Deprivation of Homeless Children

This report addresses the effects of homelessness on education.
Resource: And Miles to Go...Barriers to Academic Achievement and Innovative Strategies for the Delivery of Educational Services to Homeless Children. Part 1 of 3

This report offers innovative strategies for educating New York City’s homeless students
Resource: And Miles to Go...Barriers to Academic Achievement and Innovative Strategies for the Delivery of Educational Services to Homeless Children. Part 2 of 3

This report offers innovative strategies for educating New York City’s homeless students
Resource: And Miles to Go...Barriers to Academic Achievement and Innovative Strategies for the Delivery of Educational Services to Homeless Children. Part 3 of 3

This report offers innovative strategies for educating New York City’s homeless students
Resource: Immigrant Children: Challenges and Opportunities For Our Schools Part 1

This report examines the problems that recently arrived immigrant children face within the public school system.
Resource: Immigrant Children: Challenges and Opportunities For Our Schools part 2

This report examines the problems that recently arrived immigrant children face within the public school system.
Resource: Meeting Adolescent Need: Four Effective Middle Schools

This study describes several middle schools which serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school system. AFC then follows with an analysis of how each school carried out its typical functions.
Resource: Report of the New York Hearing on The Crisis in Public Education

This report examines the public hearing on "Our Children at Risk: The Crisis in Public Education" that was organized by AFC and co-sponsered by Statewide Youth Advocacy.
Resource: AFC v. The New York City Department Of Education Petition

AFC and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in Supreme Court, New York County against the Department of Education, seeking an order compelling the Department of Education to release certain records as required by the New York State Freedom of Information Law and the...
Resource: AFC v. The New York City Department Of Education memorandum of law

AFC and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in Supreme Court, New York County against the Department of Education, seeking an order compelling the Department of Education to release certain records as required by the New York State Freedom of Information Law and the...
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