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Advocates for Children's Publications:
Brochures, Newsletters, Guide Books, and Reports

Online versions of select publications can be found by clicking on the [online] following the title.

Brochures

AFC Brochure (English, Spanish)
Special Education Advocacy Tips for Child Welfare Professionals [printable] [readable]
Early Intervention [online]
Foster Care:
         Students! Know your educational rights while in foster care in NYC [online]
         Parents! Know your child's educational rights while in foster care in NYC
Immigrants, Know Your Rights (English, Spanish, Chinese)
Immigrant Student's Rights Project (English, Chinese)
Insideschools.org (English, Chinese, Spanish)
Juvenile Justice Educational Advocacy Project
No Child Left Behind (Title 1) (English, Spanish)
Section 504 and ADA (English [online], Spanish)
The Basic List of Students' Rights in NYC Public Schools & Rights of Students with Disabilities

Quarterly Newsletters

"The Advocate" [Fall '05, Summer '05, Winter '05, Fall '04, Summer '04, Winter '04, Spring '03, Winter '03, Fall '02, Summer '02, Spring '02, Spring '01, Winter '00, Fall '00, Summer '00, Spring '00 and Winter '99 are online.]
"The Parent Express" (Spanish, Chinese, Haitian-Creole)

Guide Books

2005 Holdover kit [3rd grade | 5th grade | grades 4,6,7,8 | Exceptions to the promotion policy]
AFC's Independent Guide to NYC Public Schools' Reorganization-2004 [print as booklet]
A Student's Files: Know Your Child's Rights Concering His/Her Records [online]
Advocates for Children's Impartial Hearing Guide [online]
Advocates for Children's Short Guide to Special Education 2004 [online | print as booklet in English | ...in Spanish]
Center Without Walls, Access and Advocacy Manual (English, Spanish)
Early Intervention/Development Milestones
Educational Rights of Children and Youth in Temporary Housing in NYC [online]
Healthy School Environmental Action Guide (English [online], Spanish [online])
How to Secure an Appropriate Education for Your Preschool Child With a Disability: Guide for NYC Parents
Know Your Rights: Rights of Students With Behavior Problems [online]
Know Your Rights, a Guide to the Legal Rights of Immigrant Students & Parents in the NYC Public School - 2004 (English [online], Spanish, Chinese)
Language Access: Know the Law
Least Restrictive Environment Parent Guidebook (English, Spanish)(Guidebook & the following info sheets/booklet are produced by the LRE Coalition, housed at AFC)
*LRE Parent Guidebook
*LRE/Laws Governing
*LRE/Definitions [online]
*LRE in New York City
*Benefits of LRE
*New Continuum Outline
Parents' and Students' Suspension Handbooks:  
Elementary and Middle School [online]
High School [online]
Principal's Suspension [online]
SAVE Legislation
Special Education [online]
Queens Resource manual for students at risk of academic failure
Section 504 Guidebook (English [online], Spanish)
The Steps to Early Intervention, a Guide for NYC Parents [online]
Students' Right to an Education to Age 21
The Three R's: A Guide for Pregnant and Parenting Teens (English, Spanish)

Recent Reports

(See our downloadable reports.)

Flyers

AFC Training
AFC Websites
Center Without Walls
Illegal Discharge (English, Spanish)
Immigrant Student Rights Project
Insideschools.org
LRE (English, Spanish)

To order paper versions, please email AFC at info@advocatesforchildren.org, or mail us your order to:

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New York, NY 10001

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