AFC works to change education policy so that the public school system serves all children effectively. We publish policy reports and data analyses, testify at the City and State levels, speak out in the press to bring attention to the challenges facing the students and families we serve, and join with other advocates, parents, youth, and educators to call for change.
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The Fiscal Year 2026 budget must sustain important education programs funded with one-year city dollars and make additional investments to address pressing needs.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the budget bill that includes changes to the Foundation Aid per-pupil funding formula.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the latest information from the New York State Legislature on the content of the FY26 state budget agreement on the Foundation Aid per-pupil funding formula.
More than 80 organizations are calling on Mayor Adams to include funding in his upcoming Executive Budget to meet the City’s legal obligation to preschoolers with disabilities. Specifically, they are urging the Mayor to continue the $55 million for preschool special education classes that is set to expire in June and to invest at least $70 million to provide preschoolers with disabilities with the evaluations and services they need.
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.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, issued the following statement in response to the President’s Executive Order seeking to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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.