On a cold February morning, staff at the University of Buffalo Teacher Residency (UBTR) program received an email that...
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2025 FAFSA Challenge: Celebrating the Schools and Students Making an Impact
Across New York, schools are working to help students and families navigate postsecondary opportunities. From...
How New York Can Protect Children, Students, and Families from Federal Attacks on Medicaid and SNAP
Across New York, federal policy changes are threatening the health and well-being of millions of children, students,...
How New York Can Protect Children from Federal Attacks on Head Start and Early Education
Updated September 11, 2025 In rural Salamanca, New York, nearly 200 children lost access to early education overnight....
How New York Can Protect Students from Federal Attacks on Higher Education Access
For thousands of New York students — many from mixed-status and immigrant families and low-income backgrounds —...
EdTrust-New York Relaunches the New York FAFSA Completion Project (2025)
On the heels of Financial Aid Awareness Month in New York, we are excited to share our updated Financial Aid for...
Event Recap: Moving New York Forward: A Look at EdTrust-New York’s Recent Impact
On April 3, EdTrust-New York's executive director Arlen Benjamin-Gomez joined Lisette Nieves, president of the Fund...
Event Recap: The New Presidential Administration’s First 50 Days: What We Know, What We Need to Do
On March 18, EdTrust-New York and Educators for Excellence hosted an event, The New Presidential Administration’s...
Parent Leaders Sound the Alarm on NYC’s Pending Child Care Assistance Crisis
In recent years, New York State has made historic strides in expanding access to child care assistance and increasing...
The Elimination of the Department of Education and Its Devastating Impact on New York’s Students
Closing the U.S. Department of Education undermines decades of progress in civil rights, educational equity, and...
Parent Voices: Two Districts, Two Different Approaches to Literacy Instruction
Literacy stakeholders, including parents and caregivers, are deeply impacted by the choices school districts make...
Advancing Black History in Education: Bright Spots from New York State
From a Pre-K student learning to embrace their identity and take pride in what makes them unique, to a 4th grader...