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Press Releases

AFC's New Website Gives Parents What They Need to Protect Their Child's Right to a Quality Education

01.26.2012 | New website provides parents, students, and educators access to hundreds of free, education guides and resources, and important information about New York education issues and education law .... Read press release

Statement on Corrective Action Plan to Support New York City’s English Language Learners

10.11.2011 | AFC’s response to New York State’s announcement that it has reached an agreement with the New York City Department of Education on a plan to improve educational services for English Language Learners.... Read press release

Kick off Campaign to Improve Planning for Students with Disabilities Transitioning Out of High School

3.2.2011 | The ARISE Coalition kicked off its new campaign which aims to improve transition planning for students with disabilities in New York City.... Read press release

More than a Statistic: Faces of the Local Diploma: A Call to Create Pathways to Graduation for All Students

10.28.2010 | In New York State, 14.5% of graduating students in 2009 received a local diploma, rather than the more rigorous Regents diploma. But the State is phasing out the local diploma as an option.... Read press release

State Education Commissioner Rules on Co-Location Cases

8.3.2010 | State Education Commissioner Makes Clear That Special Education Schools Are Protected By State Law. New York State Education Commissioner David Steiner issued yesterday afternoon decisions in two appeals that Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. filed on behalf of public school parents challenging the New York City Department of Education’s decision to give more public school space to two charter schools.... Read press release

Complaint to the State Education Commissioner Alleges Legal Violations: Public School Parents Challenge City Vote to Give Public

3.1.2010 | Advocates for Children of New York delivered an appeal to the New York State Commissioner of Education challenging the decision of the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) of the Department of Education (DOE) to expand the co-location of PAVE Academy Charter School and P.S. 15 Patrick F. Daly.... Read press release