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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 the 2017–2018 State Education Budget Proposal
New York State capitol building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
  • AFC Testifies on the 2017–2018 State Education Budget Proposal

    AFC testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2017–2018 Elementary and Secondary Education Budget proposal, urging legislators to invest in education initiatives such as improved access to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for students with disabilities and English Language Learners, the development of performance-based assessments, positive approaches to discipline, and pre-kindergarten.

    Feb 14, 2017

    AFC Testifies on Access to Career and Technical Education Programs
    New York City City Hall Building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
  • AFC Testifies on Access to Career and Technical Education Programs

    AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding access to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs). CTE is shown to help keep at-risk students – such as ELLs and students with disabilities – engaged and on-track for graduation; but while students with disabilities and ELLs generally do well in the city’s CTE programs, both groups are underrepresented among CTE students.

    Sep 21, 2016

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

    AFC Testifies on the 2015–2016 State Education Budget Proposal
    New York State capitol building
  • Testimony & Public Comment
  • AFC Testifies on the 2015–2016 State Education Budget Proposal

    AFC testified on the proposed state education budget for 2015–2016, urging the Legislature to increase funding for pre-K, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and to support English Language Learners (ELLs) and immigrant students; reject the Executive Budget special education waiver proposal; modify the charter school proposal to ensure that charter schools serve high-needs populations; support the proposal to establish regional rates for Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services; and increase education funding overall.

    Feb 3, 2015