by Liz Warden | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog
By Arlen Benjamin-Gomez, Executive Director of EdTrust-New York From day one, the Trump administration has set out to dismantle public education, enacting new policies that will strip away students’ access to education from preschool through college. Those policies...
by Liz Warden | Oct 30, 2025 | Statements
NEW YORK, NY – The ongoing federal government shutdown is putting thousands of New York students and families at risk. If it continues through November, the shutdown will disrupt critical programs that children depend on, including SNAP and Head Start. Nearly 3...
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...
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