by Liz Warden | Oct 3, 2025 | Blog
On a cold February morning, staff at the University of Buffalo Teacher Residency (UBTR) program received an email that would change the course of the 16-month program: the Trump administration had cancelled two federal grants — the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP)...
by Liz Warden | Sep 24, 2025 | Press Release
New York, NY –The New York Equity Coalition released an updated version of its Educator Diversity Data Tool today, exposing persistent gaps in representation and retention of teachers of color across New York State’s public schools. The interactive tool lets users...
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 | May 17, 2024 | Blog
This year, May 17th marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that banned segregation in public schools, stating that separating children based on race was unconstitutional. And here in New York City (NYC), one of the...
by Liz Warden | Mar 21, 2024 | Press Release
NEW YORK – EdTrust is pleased to announce the appointment of Arlen Benjamin-Gomez as executive director of EdTrust-New York. She will lead the organization’s progressive policy and advocacy agenda focused on educational equity for all New York students from birth...
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