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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.

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AFC Testifies on Special Education Reform
New York City City Hall Building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Testifies on Special Education Reform

    AFC testified before the Education Committee of the New York City Council regarding the Department of Education’s special education reform. Our school system needs to change how it educates students with disabilities; however, change will not yield positive results unless it is well executed and adequately financed.

    Oct 25, 2013

    AFC Submits Testimony on Significant School Changes (Closures, Reconfigurations, and Community Notification)
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Submits Testimony on Significant School Changes (Closures, Reconfigurations, and Community Notification)

    AFC submitted testimony to the Education Committee of the New York City Council supporting a one-year moratorium on school closings and additional community notification, but opposing a resolution giving Community Education Councils veto power over proposed co-locations.

    Oct 2, 2013

    AFC Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Federal Child Care Development Fund Regulations
    Hands of a toddler playing with wooden animals and dinosaurs. (Photo by cottonbro studio via Pexels)
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Federal Child Care Development Fund Regulations

    AFC’s Early Childhood Education Project submitted comments on proposed revisions to the federal Child Care Development Fund regulations. Our suggestions are largely focused on two overarching goals that are of vital importance to the clients we serve: making it easier for low-income families to access subsidized child care so that their children can receive a high-quality early childhood education, and improving the ability of child care programs to serve children with special needs.

    Aug 2, 2013

    AFC Testifies on the Draft School Discipline Code for 2013-14
    Tweed Courthouse, the headquarters of the Department of Education.
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Testifies on the Draft School Discipline Code for 2013-14

    AFC testified at the Discipline Code hearing, which offers the opportunity for students, parents, teachers, and advocates to offer input into the draft of the discipline code which will go into effect during the 2013-2014 school year. AFC called for the discipline code to include meaningful information regarding behavioral supports for students with disabilities. Though students with disabilities make up 12% of the NYC public school population, they receive almost 1/3 of all suspensions.

    Jun 6, 2013

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