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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This paper focuses on eliminating barriers to accurate assessment of newcomer students and enhancing sensitivity and support for newcomer students in the classroom.
This 1998 report uncovers and addresses some prevailing problems in New York City public schools with regards to asthma.
This 1992 report argues that the special education system in the New York City public schools is by nature segregated and second rate. It offers recommendations for achieving a more inclusive, effective education for all children.
This 1991 report focuses on the educational needs of children experiencing homelessness in New York City; obstacles to obtaining schooling and available services; and innovative strategies for the delivery of educational services.
This paper endorses the placement of children with behavioral and emotionally handicapping conditions in the least restrictive environment.
This 1990 report discusses the considerations and rights of inclusion, the process of obtaining inclusion for a disabled child, the appeal process, and the issues arising from inclusion for particular disabilities.
This 1989 report reviews the research literature on the impact of homelessness on children’s education, analyzes data collected via field-based interviews with 277 families of school-age children residing in New York City’s shelter system, and makes recommendations for how the City can better meet the educational needs of students who are homeless.
This 1989 report examines the systemic challenges facing recently arrived immigrant children within the public school system and describes the launch of AFC’s Immigrant Students’ Rights Project.
This study describes several middle schools which serve low-income and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school system. AFC then follows with an analysis of how each school carried out its typical functions.
This 1985 report describes how selective unzoned public high school programs pick and choose among applicants, and how students from low-income, predominantly minority school districts are adversely affected in the process. The report urges the Chancellor to spearhead an overhaul of high school admissions policies and procedures and makes recommendations for change.