Advocates for Children of New York

@AFCNewYork

NYC non-profit dedicated to protecting every child's right to learn for over 50 years. We work with children at greatest risk for school-based discrimination.

New York, NY advocatesforchildren.org Joined October 2009

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Advocates for Children of New York @AFCNewYork Apr 19, 2021

Need help? Our Education Helpline provides free, individualized guidance and information for all education-related NYC issues. We can speak to you in YOUR language.

📞 (866)427-6033, Mon–Thurs, 10am–4pm
✉️ info@afcnyc.org
🔗 advocatesforchildren.org

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Advocates for Children of New York @AFCNewYork 8h

Join @EricDinowitzNYC, elected leaders, parents, and advocates to rally for improved school bus service!
Wednesday, 11/18, 12pm
Steps of City Hall
RSVP: bit.ly/4sFIwuM

Ahead of the 1pm @NYCCouncil hearing on school bus service.

Flyer with picture of Council Member Dinowitz speaking and a school bus.
Please join Council Member Eric Dinowitz, Chair of the Committee on Education, along with the Road to Better Busing Coalition and the ARISE Coalition, as we rally for improved school bus service just ahead of the City Council hearing on school bus service.
Rally for Improved Bus Service
Wednesday, Nov. 18th
12pm
City Hall Steps

Advocates for Children of New York @AFCNewYork 3d

Almost 2/3 of students in shelter are chronically absent, and problems with transportation are one contributing factor. We need the City & State to work together to update decades-old bus contracts & improve service so students can get to class every day. actionnetwork.org/letters/help-i…

actionnetwork.org Help Improve Bus Service for NYC Students Year after year, families face problems with school bus service. For example, buses show up late or not at all, take far too long to get children to school, provide inconsistent service, and do not...

Advocates for Children of New York @AFCNewYork 4d

Today we released data showing that more than 138K @NYCSchools students were homeless in 2025-26, making last year the 11th consecutive year that 100K+ City students—roughly equivalent to the *entire population* of Albany—lacked permanent housing. advocatesforchildren.org/policy-resourc…

advocatesforchildren.org Student Homelessness in New York City, 2025–26 - Advocates for Children of New York Today Advocates for Children of New York released new data, obtained from the New York State Education Department (NYSED), showing that more than 138,000 New York City public school students — about...

Advocates for Children of New York @AFCNewYork 4d

Decoupling Regents exams from graduation requirements is an important step forward for NYS. There’s no evidence that exit exams increase student achievement or convey other benefits to students who pass them—but studies *have* found that exit exams can increase dropout rates.

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NY students will still have to take Regents exams, even as graduation rules change

gothamist.com/news/ny-studen…
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