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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 Accelerate the Timeline for NY Inspires
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  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • Diploma Coalition Urges New York State to Accelerate the Timeline for NY Inspires

    The Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma (coordinated by AFC) sent a letter to the New York State Education Department and the Board of Regents, urging them to accelerate the timeline for adopting NY Inspires, the plan for transforming New York’s graduation framework in response to the work of the Blue Ribbon Commission. The letter also strongly recommends the State immediately decouple Regents exams from graduation requirements, rather than waiting until fall 2027.

    Jan 27, 2025

    Diploma Coalition Urges Immediate Action on June 2022 Regents Exam Exemptions
  • Testimony & Public Comment
    • Diploma Coalition Urges Immediate Action on June 2022 Regents Exam Exemptions

    Following announcements that January 2022 Regents exams would not be required for graduation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma, coordinated by AFC, sent a letter calling on NYSED and the Board of Regents to immediately waive June 2022 Regents exams as individual students’ graduation requirements and, instead, allow students to graduate if they have met their coursework requirements for those classes.

    Feb 4, 2022

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