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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This brief summarizes data on a subset of the more than 154,000 New York City students who were identified as homeless during the 2024–25 school year — data that underscore the need for funding equity and a coordinated Citywide response.
Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education regarding the expansion of early childhood care and education programs and how the City should use this opportunity to create a fully inclusive and accessible system.
Today, AFC is testifying at the Joint Legislative Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget Proposal for Elementary and Secondary Education.
For the tenth year in a row, more than 100,000 students experienced homelessness during the 2024–25 school year—with the number topping 150,000 students for the first time.
This brief summarizes data on a subset of the more than 146,000 New York City students who were identified as homeless during the 2023–24 school year.
Excellent public schools are essential to making New York City an attractive place to live and raise a family and to ensuring a strong foundation for our City’s future. Regardless of what happens at the federal level in the years ahead, it will be essential for New York City Public Schools to remain focused on the critical task of ensuring all young people receive the support they need to learn and thrive. Based on our experience helping thousands of New York City families each year, we urge the next Mayoral Administration to take on big challenges with bold ideas and stand firm in the face of threats to students’ civil rights.
More than 146,000 New York City students—about one in every eight children enrolled in the public schools—experienced homelessness during the 2023–24 school year, the ninth consecutive year in which more than 100,000 students were identified as homeless.
This brief summarizes data on a subset of the more than 119,000 New York City students who were identified as homeless during the 2022–23 school year.
Today, AFC is testifying before the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare, jointly with the New York City Council Committee on Women and Gender Equity on supporting domestic violence survivors in NYC’s shelter system.
Today, 116 organizations are calling on Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to revamp New York’s outdated school funding formula to ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide a high-quality education to all students, with particular attention to those who have the greatest needs.