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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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    Out of School and Unprepared: The Need to Improve Support for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood
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  • Policy Report
    • Out of School and Unprepared: The Need to Improve Support for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood

    In March 2011, the ARISE Coalition, a group of parents, educators, advocates and other supporters of students with disabilities coordinated by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), released this policy paper calling on New York City and New York State to follow the law with respect to transition planning and to give post-secondary transition for students with special education needs the same high priority they are beginning to give college and career readiness for other students.

    Mar 2, 2011

    Educate! Include! Respect! A Call for School Reform to Improve the Educational Experiences of Students with Disabilities in New York City
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  • Policy Report
    • Educate! Include! Respect! A Call for School Reform to Improve the Educational Experiences of Students with Disabilities in New York City

    The past seven years of education reform have not significantly improved outcomes, experiences or services for New York City’s 160,000 public school students with disabilities, according to Educate! Include! Respect!, a report issued April 2009 by the ARISE Coalition, a group of parents, educators, advocates, and other supporters of students with disabilities coordinated by AFC.

    Apr 23, 2009

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