AFC 致力于改变教育政策，以便公立学校系统能够服务于 全部 儿童有效。我们发布政策报告和数据分析，在市和州两级作证，在媒体上发声，让人们关注我们所服务的学生和家庭面临的挑战，并与其他倡导者、家长、青少年和教育工作者一起呼吁改变。
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AFC submitted comments in response to the New York State Education Department’s proposed amendments to sections 200.1 and 200.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to the disability classification “Emotional Disturbance.”
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.
根据纽约市教育局 (DOE) 发布的月度出勤数据，在 2021 年秋季学校全面重新开放后，住在无家可归者收容所的学生的缺勤率仍然明显高于有永久住房的同龄人，而且出勤率差距仍然比疫情之前更大。
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks’ announcement of plans to support students with dyslexia.
本报告总结了 2021 年 12 月扫盲峰会（由 AFC、纽约市教育局 (DOE) 和 ARISE 联盟联合举办的为期一天的虚拟活动）的主要内容，并提出了改善纽约市学校阅读教学的明确建议。该报告附有 70 个组织签署的集体行动呼吁。
30 多个组织发布了一封信，呼吁亚当斯市长和班克斯校长使用专门为临时住房学生提供的联邦 COVID-19 救济资金来雇用 150 名驻庇护所的教育部社区协调员。
AFC 就寄养学生的教育需求向市议会教育委员会作证。我们敦促市政府配备一支专门负责寄养学生的小型教育部团队，并保证校车服务，这样寄养学生就不必转学。
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Hospitals regarding the Fiscal Year 2023 preliminary budget, urging the City to invest in a comprehensive system to ensure students have access to behavioral and mental health supports in schools.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding the FY 23 preliminary education budget, urging the City to reject proposed cuts to education, including the DOE hiring freeze, and invest in initiatives to support the students with the greatest needs.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction and the Committee on Health on the need to invest in a comprehensive, integrated system of mental health and behavioral health supports for students.