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Policy
Taskforces & Coalitions
Taskforces & Coalitions
AFC’s staff are members of many coalitions, advisory committees, and taskforces that focus on improving education and pushing for reform, including:
Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)/Advocates Education Work Group
Campaign for Effective Behavioral Health Supports for Students
Coalition for Multiple Pathways to a Diploma
CUNY Foster Care Collaborative
Dignity in Schools Campaign – New York
Education Law Task Force – Legal Services of New York City
Graduate NYC Partner Group
Mayor’s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline
Mayor's Young Men's Initiative (YMI) Advisory Board
New York City Community Schools Advisory Board
New York City Continuum of Care
New York City Family Court Advisory Committee on LGBT Matters
New York City High School Application Advisory Committee
New York City Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) Education Subcommittee
New York Immigration Coalition Education Collaborative
New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents
New York State Campaign for Safe and Supportive Schools
New York State Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Think Tank
New York State Family Engagement Coalition
New York State Runaway and Homeless Youth Advisory Committee
School to Prison Pipeline Legal Strategies Collaborative
Special Education Mediation Work Group
United Way of New York City Education Advisory Council