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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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。.
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.
AFC submitted comments on proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-701 regarding school health services.
AFC 联合了 30 多个组织，呼吁教育部填补目前有 20 多个空缺的、专门支持无家可归学生的职位。.
The New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS), a project of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), posted new data showing that more than 111,000 New York City students—approximately one in ten children enrolled in district or charter schools—were identified as homeless during the 2019-20 school year. In the Bronx, approximately one in six students was homeless.
AFC joins 30 organizations in calling on Mayor de Blasio to address the urgent educational needs of students who are homeless as the 2020-21 school year begins.
AFC joined more than 30 organizations in reminding the Mayor and the City of its legal obligation to provide transportation for students who are homeless, and expressing our disappointment that the City’s school reopening plan does not prioritize students who are homeless for in-person instruction.
AFC 和 ARISE 联盟（由 AFC 协调）在纽约市议会财政委员会作证，阐述了拒绝拟议的学校削减并投资于教育计划以帮助学生返校时获得所需支持的重要性，这些计划包括为学前特殊教育班提供资金、为学生提供直接心理健康支持、保障寄养学生享有交通服务、支持英语学习者等。.
Advocates for Children joined 11 other organizations in calling on Chancellor Carranza to ensure that students who are homeless have access to the Regional Enrichment Centers when they open next week. While we do not question the decision to close schools in light of the current public health emergency, we are deeply concerned about the disproportionate impact long-term closures are likely to have on the more than 100,000 City students who are homeless.
AFC submitted comments on the Department of Education’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.