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Policy Resources

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.

Leading the Way for NYC Schools: Recommendations for the Next Administration
  • Policy Agenda

    • Leading the Way for NYC Schools: Recommendations for the Next Administration

    Based on our experience helping thousands of NYC families each year, we urge the next Mayor to take on big challenges with bold ideas and stand firm in the face of threats to students’ civil rights.
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    AFC Joins 100+ Organizations to Urge Governor Hochul to Sign A.8013 / S.6515-A
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  • Sign-On Letter
    • AFC Joins 100+ Organizations to Urge Governor Hochul to Sign A.8013 / S.6515-A

    AFC joined more than 100 organizations in sending a letter urging Governor Hochul to sign into law A.8013 (Benedetto) / S.6516-A (Mannion), a bill passed unanimously by the Senate and Assembly to ensure that preschool special education programs, as well as state-approved non-public schools for school-age students with significant disabilities, receive the same increase in payment rates as school districts.

    Nov 30, 2021

    Statement in Response to Passage of Intro 150-A, Creating a Task Force on Transportation of Students in Temporary Housing
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  • Press Statement
    • Statement in Response to Passage of Intro 150-A, Creating a Task Force on Transportation of Students in Temporary Housing

    Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council’s passage of Intro 150-A, creating a task force focused on the transportation of students in temporary housing.

    Nov 23, 2021

    Recommendations for the Next Administration to Address the Educational Needs of Students Experiencing Homelessness
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  • Policy Agenda
  • Sign-On Letter
    • Recommendations for the Next Administration to Address the Educational Needs of Students Experiencing Homelessness

    AFC joined more than 40 organizations in releasing recommendations calling on Mayor-elect Adams to take bold action to address the educational needs of students experiencing homelessness, and to overhaul the educational support system in shelters, starting by hiring 150 shelter-based DOE Community Coordinators, and launching an interagency initiative to tackle the educational barriers these students face.

    Nov 8, 2021

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