AFC trabaja para cambiar la política educativa para que el sistema de escuelas públicas sirva todo niños de manera efectiva. Publicamos informes de políticas y análisis de datos, testificamos a nivel municipal y estatal, hablamos en la prensa para llamar la atención sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los estudiantes y las familias a las que servimos, y nos unimos a otros defensores, padres, jóvenes y educadores para pedir cambiar.
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Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth and Committee on Education regarding educational access in NYC’s juvenile detention centers.
This report reviews data on educational programming for young people in juvenile detention or placement during the 2023–24 and 2024–25 school years and makes key recommendations for how the incoming Mayoral administration can better support these students.
Maria Odom, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) suspension data report for the 2024–25 school year.
AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding transfer schools and in support of Int. 1359, which would require the Department of Education to report on Manifestation Determination Reviews.
For the tenth year in a row, more than 100,000 students experienced homelessness during the 2024–25 school year—with the number topping 150,000 students for the first time.
This brief summarizes data on a subset of the more than 146,000 New York City students who were identified as homeless during the 2023–24 school year.
Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Education, highlighting several concerns around language access in New York City schools and making recommendations for improving communication with families who speak languages other than English.
AFC is testifying before the City Council Committee on Children and Youth about the need for the City to ensure after-school programs are equipped to meet the needs of all students, including students with disabilities, and to provide bus service home from after-school programs so that students who rely on busing are able to participate.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the 2025 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) test scores for New York City students in grades 3–8.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the Fiscal Year 2026 city budget agreement.
Un año escolar exitoso comienza con el apoyo adecuado.