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 2023-2024 年行政预算健康提案的联合立法公开听证会上作证，称有必要在 2023-2024 年预算中提高早期干预 (EI) 的费用。行政预算提案不包括对 EI 提供商的任何增加或生活成本调整，这些提供商目前的费率低于 20 年前，也没有采取任何其他措施来帮助解决该州未能及时为幼儿提供法律规定的 EI 服务的系统性问题。
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education on access to early childhood education programs, including for children with disabilities, children in temporary housing, and children who are undocumented. The City is currently relying on $88 million in federal COVID-19 stimulus funding this year to fund preschool special education initiatives—funding that will be expiring in the fall of 2024 and needs to be sustained.
AFC 在纽约州联合立法听证会上就2023-2024年中小学教育预算提案作证，支持历史性增加基金会援助，并敦促立法者与州长合作修改预算提案，包括增加对学前特殊教育项目、英语学习者支持以及学校行为和心理健康支持的资金。
AFC 向纽约市教育委员会作证，讨论了来自历史上被边缘化的社区的学生入学障碍，并支持成立欺凌预防工作组，加强国际合作 0338-2022，将有过欺凌经历的家长和学生列为工作组必修成员，并为他们提供津贴。
美国金融中心在纽约市议会作证时表示，在近期大量移民家庭涌入的情况下，需要更好地支持移民学生和家庭，包括增加双语教职员工和双语项目的机会，确保学生获得所需的特殊教育服务，加强针对年龄较大移民青年的转学高中项目，以及改善语言机会和与家庭的沟通。
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigation and the Committee on Education regarding persistent, long-standing issues with NYC school bus transportation services. The DOE must take action to develop the systems and procedures necessary to run an effective transportation system that gets all students to school every day.
AFC submitted comments to the New York State Department of Health in response to proposed changes to the Early Intervention Program regulations, and concerns about proposed amendments that do not comport with legal requirements and would be harmful to children and families.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education about the need for the DOE to address delays in launching key programs funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds and for city, state, and federal elected leaders to begin planning to sustain long-overdue initiatives funded with this short-term funding.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities & Addiction and Committee on Youth Services to discuss the youth mental health crisis and urgent need for a comprehensive system to ensure that our young people have access to and receive behavioral and mental health supports in schools.
AFC submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigations and Committee on Finance regarding the DOE’s COVID-19 relief spending, asking the DOE to address delays in spending for important supports for students and urging city, state, and federal elected leaders to begin planning to sustain long-overdue initiatives funded by COVID-19 funding.