by Liz Warden | Nov 5, 2025 | Press Release
NEW YORK, NY — EdTrust-New York today called on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to take bold, equity-driven action to protect students’ rights and expand opportunities across the city’s schools. “With federal threats to equity and student well-being growing,...
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 | Jun 11, 2025 | Statements
New York, NY — Arlen Benjamin-Gomez, executive director of EdTrust-New York, issued the following statement in response to federal agency raids targeting immigrants in New York: The recent detainment of two New York City public school students by federal immigration...
by Liz Warden | May 13, 2025 | Press Release
NEW YORK – EdTrust–New York condemns the changes in the Foundation Aid formula included in the enacted state budget, which undermines decades of progress toward educational equity. We are deeply concerned that the Governor adopted only one recommendation from the...
by Liz Warden | Mar 20, 2025 | Blog
Closing the U.S. Department of Education undermines decades of progress in civil rights, educational equity, and workforce development. EdTrust-New York affirms this is not just a federal issue – it’s a national one that impacts students in every state, including New...
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