Recent Press Releases and news
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The EdTrust–New York Launches New York Campaign for Early Literacy
The Campaign is a statewide movement designed to harness the collective voices of individuals and civil rights, education, parents, and nonprofit organizations to improve student reading outcomes, from birth to age 8.
The EdTrust–New York Statement on NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address
Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State proposal includes several important proposals that will advance educational equity for New York children, students, and their families.
The EdTrust–New York Statement on NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s literacy proposal
The Governor’s proposal will help to ensure that districts across the state are providing evidence-based literacy instruction to all students, while also helping provide educators with the training and resources to implement these changes in the classroom.
The EdTrust–New York statement on the 2022-23 New York State assessments results
The Education Trust–New York is particularly concerned by student performance in 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) and 8th grade math, two critical indicators of future student success. For example, less than 40% of Black and Latino students scored proficient on the 3rd grade ELA and 8th grade math assessments.
The EdTrust–New York Empowers Parents with the Launch of Early Childhood Policy & Advocacy Lab
The Early Childhood Policy & Advocacy Lab to empower and expand parent leaders’ knowledge of critical early childhood issues, NYC and NYS funding sources, available programs, and resources, and to support parent advocacy efforts.
The EdTrust–New York statement on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures Recommendations
The Blue Ribbon Commission’s recommendations on graduation measures reflect the diversity of the group as well as the commission’s deep commitment to the success of all children.
New report reveals an early literacy crisis in Monroe County and outlines solutions to boost reading outcomes
The report shows that districts responding to Monroe County’s early literacy crisis with a slow, but uneven shift toward alignment with the science of reading, an evidence-based approach to teaching reading. The report also shares examples of promising practices from school districts, local universities, and community-based organizations.
The EdTrust–New York announces 12 high schools as winners of The New York FAFSA Completion Challenge
These 12 schools exemplify a commitment to helping students access critical financial aid and support them in completing their applications
New York faces early literacy crisis: Report calls out systemic barriers and calls for immediate solutions
The report elevates non-evidence-based practices in teaching of reading, and shares recommendations on how state and local leaders can address New York’s poor reading outcomes by anchoring reading and literacy instruction in the science of reading.
Ed Trust–NY relaunches interactive data tool and toolkit to help high schools assist more students in accessing financial aid for college
Statewide, the FAFSA completion rate at the end of February was down 1 percentage point from the same time last year and 4 percentage points since the end of February 2020, before the pandemic forced school closures.
Analysis finds pandemic accelerated declining student enrollment in every region of the state
While New York State schools have been experiencing declining enrollment for much of the past decade, a new analysis found that the pandemic accelerated this trend in every region in the state, driving the largest enrollment loss in the nation between 2019-20 and 2021-22.
New model projects cost to provide access to high-quality child care for all New Yorkers
The cost model, developed by Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies (P5FS) and exclusively tailored for New York State, projects that New York would need to invest roughly $20 billion into making high-quality child care available to all children from birth to five-years-old, with providers earning a living wage.