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Julian’s Story
Julian is a 3-year-old preschooler with delays in his language skills, but the DOE failed to provide recommended services.
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Students with Disabilities and Special EducationReturning visitors to our resource library: If you have downloaded a publication before, we recommend clearing your browsing history before clicking the links below, to ensure you are viewing the most up-to-date versions. Note: Unless...
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07.22.2020 | Bronx Net | "Queremos que la ciudad trabaje con todos las agencias públicas, que trabajen juntos para enfocarse en la educación y el cuido de los niños, porque la verdad es que todas la agencias — no solamente el departamento de educación — tienen que trabajar juntas para crear un...
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Immigrant Families and English Language LearnersReturning visitors to our resource library: If you have downloaded a publication before, we recommend clearing your browsing history before clicking the links below, to ensure you are viewing the most up-to-date versions. Note: Unless...
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Page: Board of DirectorsBoard of DirectorsEric F. Grossman, President Morgan StanleyJamie A. Levitt, Vice President Morrison & Foerster LLPHarriet Chan King, Secretary Paul D. Becker, Treasurer Carmita AlonsoFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLPMatt Berke Morgan StanleyJessica A. Davis 140 Summer Partners,...
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06.18.2020 | Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to recent statements by City Council Members and the President of the Teamsters Union Local 237 about removing police from schools:We support City Council...
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07.14.2020 | Bronx News 12 | Randi Levine works for Advocates for Children and tells News 12 that parents who are unable to stay home with their children are uneasy about the new learning plan, since there is no option for students to attend school five days out of the week. "We've heard...
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Page: Junior BoardJunior BoardThe mission of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)’s Junior Board is to support and promote the critical issues and efforts of Advocates for Children in a variety of ways, including:Serving as an advocate for quality and equitable public education;Providing input on AFC’s positions...
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07.11.2020 | NY Post | So far, the DOE has flatly ignored parents’ questions about busing. In conference calls with parents and DOE reps this week, queries about transportation went unanswered, said Kim Sweet, executive director of Advocates for Children of New York.“They didn’t have a plan that...
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06.23.2020 | Democrat & Chronicle | An unspecified number of New York 3-year-olds with developmental delays and disabilities may lose their state-provided services next week if the state does not extend a key deadline, according to a group of 80 advocacy organizations."Unless the State...
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Page: Guides & ResourcesGuides & ResourcesAdvocates for Children of New York (AFC) offers free know-your-rights guides, tip sheets, and other resources to help you understand New York City’s public school system. Click on the links below to view resources in your area of interest.Education During COVID-19: Webinar...
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07.09.2020 | NY1 | While Executive Director Kim Sweet of Advocates for Children of New York admits there’s “no right answer” in these unprecedented circumstances, she says the plan is complicated. Inequities for children in certain situations are only growing, says Sweet, and those with learning...
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Blog: NYC school schedules for in-person learning won’t be set until August. But here are the options.07.08.2020 | Chalkbeat NY | “Working families who have multiple children attending different schools — or maybe even different grades at the same school — will be forced into an impossible juggling act,” Kim Sweet, director of the nonprofit Advocates for Children, said in a statement. “...
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07.08.2020 | Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza’s announcement of plans for reopening school buildings in September: Bringing 1.1 million children and more than...
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06.25.2020 | The Chronicle of Social Change | Without an extension, the all-important transition to preschool special education, for many, will be in jeopardy. “We are very concerned that services will end abruptly for children who recently turned 3 but who have not yet had preschool special...
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06.24.2020 | Chalkbeat NY | “It would be great if someone within that office was tasked solely with looking at students in care as opposed to it being ... a very, very, very tiny part of a few people’s job,” said Erika Palmer, Supervising Attorney for Advocates for Children of New York.Palmer said...
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06.24.2020 | Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to new State guidance strongly encouraging school districts to provide over-age high school students the opportunity to return to school next year to finish...
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Blog: More Than 20 Organizations Call On DOE Chancellor to Address the Needs of Students in Foster Care06.24.2020 | Today, Advocates for Children joined more than 20 organizations calling on the DOE to appoint a senior-level leader to focus full-time on students in foster care and to honor its Fiscal Year 2020 commitment “to ensure bussing for students in foster care” and guarantee that students in...
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06.16.2020 | Today, Adovcates for Children joined more than 80 organizations calling on the State to ensure that children do not lose Early Intervention services due to the difficulties getting preschool evaluations during the pandemic. The letter asks that the State extend Early Intervention...
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06.23.2020 | Today, AFC released a policy brief summarizing the proposed cuts to education funding in the Mayor's FY21 Executive Budget and the devastating impact these cuts would have on schools and students. The brief urges Mayor de Blasio and the City Council to reject cuts to education and...
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06.13.2020 | The River | “It is essentially the contract between the school district and the family that lays out all the support and services a student with a disability requires to make progress in school,” says Maggie Moroff, special education policy coordinator at Advocates for Children of New...