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 testified before the City Council General Welfare Committee to urge city leaders to reject proposed cuts to early learning programs in New York City.
AFC submitted testimony urging the New York State Legislature to ensure that the state budget protects access to high-quality Early Intervention services that are driven by children’s needs, not by their health insurance coverage.
该报告由亚足联和 亚裔美国人法律辩护和教育基金会（AALDEF），为纽约州建立完善的 ELL 问责框架制定了关键原则。
本报告评估了 AFC 的“项目成就”的成功。它描述了该项目对 AFC 合作的寄养机构工作人员、他们所服务的儿童和家庭以及城市儿童福利系统本身的长期影响。
This policy paper describes the need for student and parent input in teacher evaluation in New York City, summarizes research demonstrating the validity and reliability of such measures, describes efforts other states and districts are undertaking to incorporate student and/or parent feedback into their own teacher evaluation systems, and provides recommendations to the DOE.
本文由 AFC 监督律师 Erika Palmer 和法律援助协会教育宣传项目监督律师 Cara Chambers 撰写，探讨了转学对寄养学生的影响，讨论了现行法律，并介绍了全国各地解决学校流动性问题的策略。本文首次在执业律师协会第 10 届年度学校法律研究所上发表，并发表在《 图罗法律评论.
Based AFC’s review of relevant research and interviews with experts in the field, as well as 13 focus groups conducted with 147 parents, teachers, and students in communities throughout New York City, AFC identified six priorities for New York’s new teacher evaluation system.
In March 2011, the ARISE 联盟, a group of parents, educators, advocates and other supporters of students with disabilities coordinated by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), released this policy paper calling on New York City and New York State to follow the law with respect to transition planning and to give post-secondary transition for students with special education needs the same high priority they are beginning to give college and career readiness for other students.
本简报介绍了九名年轻人，他们之所以能够获得高中文凭，只是因为当地文凭的存在，而该州正在逐步取消这种文凭。本文呼吁官员们开发获得普通高中文凭的替代途径。
纽约市公立学校有超过 15,000 名学生在来到美国之前已经辍学两年或两年以上。这些学生被称为“中断正规教育的学生” (SIFE)，他们给试图提高英语学习者 (ELL) 的 40% 按时毕业率的教育工作者带来了特殊挑战。本报告研究了 SIFE 人口的数据，介绍了十二名本应被学校认定为 SIFE 的移民学生，并利用他们的经历来展示纽约市教育局和各个学校如何努力满足他们的需求，但往往无法满足。