• Testimony & Public Comment

    • AFC Testifies on Early Childhood Programs

    AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding our concern about the 800 preschoolers with significant disabilities who were waiting for seats in their legally mandated preschool special education classes as of June 2022.

    Oct 19, 2022

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