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 Education and Committee on Civil and Human Rights on advancing diversity and equity in NYC Public Schools.
AFC submitted testimony to the NYC Council Committee on Finance, Committee on Health, and Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction, urging the City to baseline funding for the Mental Health Continuum and add funding to enhance services at school-based mental health clinics.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Finance and Committee on Hospitals, urging the City to baseline funding for the Mental Health Continuum so that students, families, clinicians, and school communities will know that they can rely on its services beyond FY 2026.
Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Finance regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget — Education.
AFC submitted public comment to the Panel for Educational Policy regarding the proposed amendments to the 2025–2029 Capital Plan, urging the City to allocate at least an additional $450 million (for a total of $1.25 billion) for school accessibility.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Health and Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction, calling on the City to extend and baseline funding for the Mental Health Continuum and to add funding to enhance services at school-based mental health clinics.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth regarding the need for continued funding for critical early childhood care and education programs.
Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying at the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget hearing.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Hospitals on the need to extend funding for the Mental Health Continuum.
AFC submitted testimony for the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2025–26 State Health Budget, urging the State to invest in Early Intervention, as well as on the child care proposals in the Executive Budget: Human Services.
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