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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 Testifies on Intro. 542
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Testifies on Intro. 542

    AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education, Committee on General Welfare, and the Committee on Criminal Justice regarding educational programming in detention facilities and Intro 542, which requires DOE, ACS and DOC to report on educational programming for students in court-ordered settings.

    Oct 13, 2023

    AFC Comments on Proposed Amendments to Chancellor’s Regulation A-412
    Tweed Courthouse, the headquarters of the Department of Education.
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Comments on Proposed Amendments to Chancellor’s Regulation A-412

    AFC submitted comments on the proposed amendments to Chancellor’s Regulation A-412 to better protect students from unnecessary and traumatizing police involvement and provide clear guidance to school staff and School Safety Division (SSD)/NYPD officers to promote safe, respectful, and supportive learning environments for students.

    Aug 24, 2023

    AFC Testifies in Support of the Solutions Not Suspensions Act (A.5691 / S.1040)
    New York State capitol building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Testifies in Support of the Solutions Not Suspensions Act (A.5691 / S.1040)

    AFC testified before the New York State Senate Committees on Education and New York City Education in strong support of the Judith Kaye Solutions Not Suspensions (SNS) Act (A. 5691/S. 1040). Our testimony discusses data and reports illustrating the harm, and civil rights crisis, from exclusionary discipline disproportionately applied to certain student populations.

    May 12, 2023

    200+ Organizations and Individuals Call on NYC to Continue Funding the Mental Health Continuum
    A student meets with a social worker in an office.
  • Sign-On Letter
    • 200+ Organizations and Individuals Call on NYC to Continue Funding the Mental Health Continuum

    Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) joined more than 200 organizations and individuals in calling on Mayor Adams to invest $5 million to continue the Mental Health Continuum, an innovative, evidence-based model for supporting students with significant mental health needs by integrating a range of direct services and developing stronger partnerships between schools and hospital-based mental health clinics.

    Jun 6, 2022

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