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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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    Diploma Coalition Urges New York State to Convene a Commission to Re-Examine Graduation Requirements
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • Diploma Coalition Urges New York State to Convene a Commission to Re-Examine Graduation Requirements

    The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma wrote to Chancellor Rosa and Commissioner Elia supporting a proposal to establish a commission to re-examine New York State’s graduation requirements and making several recommendations for the commission to consider as alternatives to high-stakes exit exams.

    Nov 20, 2017

    Diploma Coalition Makes Recommendations Regarding Performance-Based Assessments
  • Issue Brief
    • Diploma Coalition Makes Recommendations Regarding Performance-Based Assessments

    The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma released an issue brief summarizing the benefits of performance-based assessments (PBAs) and guiding principles that may inform development in New York State. The Coalition supports the Board of Regents’ request for $8 million in the 2017–2018 budget to pilot PBAs as alternatives to Regents exams.

    Feb 22, 2017

    Diploma Coalition Comments on the Regents Exam Work Group Recommendations
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • Diploma Coalition Comments on the Regents Exam Work Group Recommendations

    The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma, coordinated by AFC, wrote to Chancellor Rosa and Commissioner Elia to request that NYSED move forward with reviewing the current set of graduation requirements, as recommended by the Regents Exam Workgroup, and resume discussion of multiple pathways to a diploma more generally.

    Jan 23, 2017

    Diploma Coalition Comments on the Superintendent Determination Pathway to Graduation for Students with Disabilities
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • Diploma Coalition Comments on the Superintendent Determination Pathway to Graduation for Students with Disabilities

    The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma, coordinated by AFC, submitted comments to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) on the superintendent determination pathway to graduation for students with disabilities.

    Nov 28, 2016

    Creating CTE Programs that Benefit Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners 
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  • Policy Report
    • Creating CTE Programs that Benefit Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners 

    In February 2016, the Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma, coordinated by AFC, issued an updated policy brief identifying barriers to CTE instruction for students with disabilities and ELLs and providing recommendations to NYSED and the Board of Regents for creating accessible CTE programs that will benefit these students.

    Feb 12, 2016

    Diploma Coalition Makes Recommendations Regarding the Board of Regents’ Testing Reduction Report
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • Diploma Coalition Makes Recommendations Regarding the Board of Regents’ Testing Reduction Report

    The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma, coordinated by AFC, wrote two letters urging the Chancellor and Board of Regents to address modifications to the Regents exam requirements as part of their report on reducing state testing and improving test quality.

    May 20, 2015

    Rethinking Pathways to High School Graduation in New York State: Forging New Ways for Students to Show Their Achievement of Standards
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  • Policy Report
    • Rethinking Pathways to High School Graduation in New York State: Forging New Ways for Students to Show Their Achievement of Standards

    This report by The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma, prepared by Advocates for Children of New York, examines the difficulties that high stakes standardized exit exams pose for many students and addresses the need for more flexible exam requirements and assessment-based pathways to a diploma.

    Dec 12, 2013

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