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 | Oct 1, 2025 | Statements
NEW YORK, NY – EdTrust-New York condemns the Trump administration’s effort to use transgender students’ protections as a pretext to block school integration. By stripping $15 million in magnet school funding next year, and an additional $36 million in future years,...
by Liz Warden | Sep 9, 2025 | Blog
Across New York, federal policy changes are threatening the health and well-being of millions of children, students, and families. Cuts to vital programs like Medicaid and SNAP will strip coverage and benefits for New Yorkers — all to fund tax cuts for the wealthy,...
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...
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