NY1 | “Many of the policy proposals raised would have a devastating impact on the students we serve, from deportation of immigrant students and families to abolishing the United States Department of Education, to decreasing funding for education and for the students who have the greatest needs,” Randi Levine, policy director of Advocates for Children, said.

Advocates for Children aims to ensure all students receive a high-quality education — including those with disabilities and those who are homeless, two groups for whom the creation of the federal department of education was critical.

“We work with families whose students with disabilities are able to get the services they need in school because of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. We work with families whose children can stay in their school when they become homeless because of the federal McKinney-Vento Act, and the list goes on of students whose education is protected because of our federal laws and students who get funding from the federal government,” she said.