Poll: One in three parents of infants and toddlers are skipping or reducing meals because of coronavirus pandemic
Poll finds that New York’s parents of young children are experiencing intense financial instability and higher stressNEW YORK –…
Poll: New York parents overwhelmingly concerned their children will fall behind academically during school closures
Parents report significant gaps in access to resources and elevated stress levels for families statewideNEW YORK – Nearly 90…
Equity-driven approaches to assessment, grade-level promotion, and high school graduation
To:Education ReportersFrom:Ian Rosenblum, Executive Director of The Education Trust–New YorkDate:April 6, 2020Re:Equity-driven approaches to assessment, grade-…
Ed Trust–NY highlights 6 steps schools can take to address educational equity if required to close due to coronavirus
Schools should focus on needs of vulnerable students—including instructional support and access to school meals—if closures occurNEW YORK –…
New analysis finds disparities in graduation pathways for historically under-served groups of students
Civil rights, education, parent, business organizations highlight solutions through course access equity and strengthening graduation measuresNEW YORK – School…
Ed Trust–NY findings on college readiness gap shine light on need for greater use of ‘to and through’ data, equitable access to strong high school preparation for college, careers, and active citizenship
New data tool shows college persistence and completion outcomes for many New York high school graduatesNEW YORK – The…
The Education Trust–New York 2019 Annual Report
Our third year was one of significant growth. Our team. Our body of work. Our leadership on critical education…
Ed Trust–NY’s Educator Equity Snapshots spotlight importance of data transparency, availability, and usefulness in teacher preparation
New data tool allows users to find information on program diversity, in-state public school employment rates, and supply and…
Ed Trust–NY, New York State Council of School Superintendents call on school districts to take ‘5 steps’ to improve educator diversity
The Educator Diversity Playbook offers strategies and examples of how school districts can recruit, support, and retain educators of…
‘Equal is not the same as equitable’: New analysis shows large and mid-sized school districts often do not prioritize their highest-need schools for greater funding and experienced educators
New tools at NYSchoolFunding.org enable parents to see how their district funds schools and to directly contact local school…
New York schools disproportionately impose out-of-school suspensions on Black students
Statewide, districts suspended a student at least once every minute during the 2016-17 school yearNEW YORK – New York…
The Education Trust–New York 2018 Annual Report
The Education Trust–New York is a statewide education policy and advocacy organization focused first and foremost on doing right…
New report shows New York’s education system denies students of color access to courses that prepare them for college, careers, and active citizenship
Coalition of civil rights, education, parent, and business organizations proposes a “5×25” agenda, calling on state leaders to fulfill 5…
Lower-income communities face nearly $30 billion in student loan debt
As state leaders work to finalize budget, Ed Trust–NY report highlights policies that would improve equity and economic opportunityDrawing…
New EdTrust–NY analysis of graduation rates and “4+1” diploma pathways presents a mixed picture of progress on college and career readiness
A new report by The Education Trust–New York offers a first look at how school districts are implementing the…
Proposal for state to stop ‘trickle-down education funding’ offers chance to advance equity and improve opportunity for students
The level of school funding and how those resources are invested play an important role in student success —…
Homeless and formerly homeless students in New York are half as likely to meet state academic standards as their peers
Coalition of civil rights, education, parent and business organizations calls on New York State to focus on the needs…
One-third of all New York schools have no Latino or Black teachers, new report from Ed Trust–NY reveals
More than 115,000 Latino and Black students – 10 percent – are enrolled in schools without a single same-race/ethnicity…
EdTrust–NY analysis of 2017 state assessment results finds important progress, but data show schools must improve opportunity for students of color regardless of their income level
Analysis also suggests disproportionate number of low-income student “opt-outs” in dozens of low- and average-needs school districtsNEW YORK –…
The Education Trust–New York 2017 Annual Report
In its first year, The Education Trust–New York worked with partners to address the equity issues that hold too…
