Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)'s mission is to ensure a high-quality education for New York students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students from low-income backgrounds. AFC achieves this through four integrated strategies: free advice and legal representation for families of students; free trainings and workshops for parents, communities, and educators and other professionals, to equip them to advocate on behalf of students; policy advocacy to effect change in the education system and improve education outcomes; and impact litigation to protect the right to quality education and compel needed reform.
titles from this organization
Civil Rights Suspended: An Analysis of New York City Charter School Discipline Policies
Feb 12, 2015
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York
Essential Voices, Part II: Engaging Students and Parents in the Implementation of a New Teacher Evaluation System
Oct 17, 2013
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York
Effective Accountability Mechanisms for New York State's English Language Learners
Sep 27, 2012
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York; Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Meeting the Educational Needs of Students in the Child Welfare System: Lessons Learned from the Field
Jul 1, 2012
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York
Essential Voices: Including Student and Parent Input in Teacher Evaluation
Jun 1, 2012
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York
More than a Statistic: Faces of the Local Diploma
Oct 1, 2010
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York
Students with Interrupted Formal Education: A Challenge for the New York City Public Schools
May 1, 2010
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York
Empty Promises: A Case Study of Restructuring and the Exclusion of English Language Learners in Two Brooklyn High Schools
Jun 1, 2009
Publisher(s): Advocates for Children of New York; Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)