by Liz Warden | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog
Updated September 11, 2025 In rural Salamanca, New York, nearly 200 children lost access to early education overnight. A sudden federal funding freeze forced the local Head Start program to shut its doors, laying off 84 staff and leaving families scrambling. Though...
by Liz Warden | Jun 18, 2025 | Statements
New York, NY — EdTrust-New York celebrates the passage of S.1926 (Persaud) /A.7145 (Walker) by the State Legislature and advancing it to the Governor’s desk for signature. The legislation requires every county social services office in New York State to create and...
by Liz Warden | May 13, 2025 | Press Release
NEW YORK – EdTrust–New York acknowledges some positive developments in the final budget, but we are deeply disappointed that state leaders failed to invest in key educational equity priorities, such as literacy. We are also concerned that changes to the Foundation Aid...
by Liz Warden | Apr 22, 2025 | Blog
On April 3, EdTrust-New York’s executive director Arlen Benjamin-Gomez joined Lisette Nieves, president of the Fund for the City of New York, and Denise Forte, president and CEO of EdTrust national, to discuss EdTrust-New York’s recent impact report and how the...
by Liz Warden | Apr 2, 2025 | Blog
In recent years, New York State has made historic strides in expanding access to child care assistance and increasing the market rate to pay early childhood educators more. In New York City, these efforts have significantly boosted child care assistance uptake in...
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