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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 in Support of the Solutions Not Suspensions Act (A.5691 / S.1040)
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  • 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

    AFC Testifies on the New York City FY 2024 Preliminary Health & Mental Health Budget
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC Testifies on the New York City FY 2024 Preliminary Health & Mental Health Budget

    AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction and the Committee on Health on the need for school-based social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health services, and for extending funding for the Mental Health Continuum, which will expire in June.

    Mar 24, 2023

    200+ Organizations and Individuals Call on NYC to Continue Funding the Mental Health Continuum
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  • 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

    AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on the New York City FY 2023 Executive Budget
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • AFC & the ARISE Coalition Testify on the New York City FY 2023 Executive Budget

    AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Finance regarding the FY 23 Executive Budget, urging the City to invest in targeted initiatives to support English Language Learners, students with disabilities, students who are homeless or in foster care, and students with mental health needs.

    May 25, 2022

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