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 向市议会教育委员会、公共福利委员会和刑事司法委员会提交了书面证词，以支持第 1224 号提案，并提出了建议，以确保在法院指定的环境中为儿童和青少年提供的教育的公平性、透明度、监督和问责制。
在市议会教育和公共福利委员会面前，AFC 强调了在市政府决定如何使用历史性教育资金流入时制定有针对性的计划来支持收容所学生的重要性。
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to new State 指导 strongly encouraging school districts to provide over-age high school students the opportunity to return to school next year to finish meeting requirements for a high school diploma, diploma endorsement or exit credential.
本政策简报重点介绍了疫情期间学校出勤率的差异，并呼吁市政府投资一项宏伟的教育复苏计划，以确保所有学生在返校后都能获得他们所需的学术和社会情感支持。.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the City’s announcement of summer programming for 2021.
More than 100 organizations sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio making the point that 3-K and Pre-K will never be “for all” until the City addresses the continuing shortage of seats in preschool special education classes—a shortage that has left young children with disabilities who have a legal right to such a class sitting at home or in settings that cannot provide the support they need.
纽约儿童权益倡导者 (AFC) 对市长白思豪宣布纽约市计划利用联邦 COVID-19 教育救济资金在全市范围内扩大 3-K 项目做出了以下回应。
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2022, outlining our priorities for an ambitious education initiative to direct the largest one-time federal investment in education in our nation’s history.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety at a hearing on the Mayor’s New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Draft Plan.
With the federal government having approved the largest one-time investment in education in our nation’s history, NYC needs an ambitious education initiative to pave the way to hope and opportunity for this generation of students. Such a plan must invest resources in academic support, mental health support, and outreach and engagement. It must be targeted to assist students disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, including the provision of specialized instruction and support where needed. This plan outlines our recommendations for steps the City should take.