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的听证会上作证说，学生迫切需要社会情感和心理健康支持，并且纽约市承诺将警察撤出学校，并制定新的学校安全愿景，确保所有学生真正安全并得到支持。
纽约儿童倡导者（AFC）对纽约市教育局（DOE）发布的 2019-20 学年特殊教育数据报告做出了以下回应。
AFC 和 ARISE 联盟（由 AFC 协调）在纽约市议会教育委员会面前作证，讲述了 COVID-19 疫情对纽约市 20 多万名残疾学生教育的影响，其中许多人无法独立参与远程教学或服务，许多人根本没有得到他们需要学习的内容。
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Health regarding the reopening of City schools. As the City continues working on the health and safety measures needed to protect school communities from COVID-19 this year, the City must also redouble its outreach efforts and provide individualized support to families of students who are not regularly engaging in remote learning.
AFC submitted comments urging the New York State Education Department to reject proposed regulations that would allow non-attorneys to serve as hearing officers in special education cases.
Advocates for Children of New York released a set of essential recommendations for New York City’s school reopening plan, urging the Department of Education (DOE) to ensure that students with disabilities have the support they need when schools reopen, whether they are learning in a school building or remotely.
AFC 与 80 多个组织一起呼吁州政府确保儿童不会因疫情期间难以获得学前评估而失去早期干预服务。
这份 2020 年 6 月的政策简报显示，纽约州约有 3,700 名学生今年将超过学校年龄，失去获得文凭的机会。他们大多是有色人种学生、残疾学生和英语学习者。简报呼吁州教育部发布指导意见，指导各学区允许所有未获得文凭的超龄学生明年重返高中。
AFC’s testimony urged the State to reject proposed amendments to Sections 200.1 and 200.5 of Title 8 NYCRR that would allow non-attorneys to serve as hearing officers in special education cases.
AFC 向市议会教育委员会作证，介绍了远程学习以及 COVID-19 对市学校的影响，重点介绍了我们的客户所面临的挑战以及教育部需要解决学生所面临的障碍，以便他们能够参加远程暑期学校。