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 在纽约市议会教育委员会就教育部特殊教育改革作证。我们的学区需要改变教育残疾学生的方式；然而，除非改革执行得当且资金充足，否则变革不会带来积极成果。.
AFC 向纽约市议会少年司法委员会作证，介绍了在“近家”（Close to Home）项目中，由儿童服务管理局 (ACS) 管辖、处于非安全羁押状态下的学生的教育需求。.
AFC submitted testimony to the Education Committee of the New York City Council supporting a one-year moratorium on school closings and additional community notification, but opposing a resolution giving Community Education Councils veto power over proposed co-locations.
AFC’s Early Childhood Education Project submitted comments on proposed revisions to the federal Child Care Development Fund regulations. Our suggestions are largely focused on two overarching goals that are of vital importance to the clients we serve: making it easier for low-income families to access subsidized child care so that their children can receive a high-quality early childhood education, and improving the ability of child care programs to serve children with special needs.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice on the educational needs of students transitioning back into the community from detention and placement.
AFC testified at the Discipline Code hearing, which offers the opportunity for students, parents, teachers, and advocates to offer input into the draft of the discipline code which will go into effect during the 2013-2014 school year. AFC called for the discipline code to include meaningful information regarding behavioral supports for students with disabilities. Though students with disabilities make up 12% of the NYC public school population, they receive almost 1/3 of all suspensions.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Finance, urging city leaders to reject shortsighted proposed cuts to early childhood education and after-school programs.
纽约市学校-司法伙伴关系工作组2013年5月的报告和建议。在前首席法官朱迪斯·凯（Judith Kaye）的领导下，该工作组汇集了一群来自教育和司法界的关键人物，他们以前从未有机会合作过。该报告为下一任市长制定了一项行动计划，以减少停课、学校传唤和逮捕。.
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.