relentless advocates of educational justice for students across New York State — particularly those of color or living in poverty
Equity-Driven
Data-Centered
Student-Focused
Equity Alert: The Growing Proficiency Crisis Among New York Students
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K-12
Higher Education
How We Work
We seek to promote equity-focused education policies and implement systemic change by:
Working alongside a diverse group of partners, including families, civil rights groups, organizations representing children with disabilities, faith and business leaders, education reform organizations, and others to create lasting change.
Delivering hard-hitting data analyses that shed light on the urgent challenges facing our public schools.
Presenting opportunities and solutions for state policymakers to advance equity and educational justice.
Driving public demand for policies and programs that raise academic achievement and close opportunity gaps.
The Latest From Ed Trust-NY
The ongoing need to better support New Yorkers to and through high school and college completion
To get a better understanding of college persistence and completion in New York State, Ed Trust-NY examined college completion rates for 2017 high school graduates who enrolled in the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and a New York college or university and compared this 2017 cohort of students to our previous analysis that featured the 2012, 2013 and 2014 cohorts.
EdTrust-NY Announces the 2024 New York FAFSA Completion Challenge Winners
Recognizing exceptional public high schools across New York State, this accolade celebrates their dedication and efforts in aiding students to complete the FAFSA, a pivotal gateway for students from low-income backgrounds, students from immigrant households, and first-generation students to access crucial financial aid for higher education.
Celebrating the 2024 New York FAFSA Challenge Winners
We are recognizing schools and their staff, representing each of New York’s OSC Economic Regions, for their innovation, determination, and ongoing support in helping students and their families complete the FAFSA — especially during a year of a chaotic application cycle with the roll out of Better FAFSA.