by Liz Warden | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog
Hello and thank you for allowing me to testify before you today. My name is Jenn O’Connor and I co-lead the Raising NY coalition, a diverse statewide coalition of parent, early childhood, education, business, and health organizations dedicated to supporting the...
by Liz Warden | Feb 14, 2025 | Blog
Testimony for State Legislative Budget Hearing: Health February 11, 2025 EdTrust-New York is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to educational equity. We work to attain educational justice through research, policy, and advocacy that results in all students...
by Liz Warden | May 9, 2024 | Blog
Every little New Yorker should be supported by an affordable, safe, and culturally responsive universal child care system with well-equipped and supported child care providers. Yet, child care workers are still among the lowest-paid workers in New York State and many...
by Liz Warden | May 9, 2024 | Blog
April 29, 2024 Good afternoon Acting Commissioner Guinn and members of the Child Poverty Reduction Council. Thank you for the opportunity to share testimony; my name is Lara Kyriakou and I’m from The Education Trust–New York, a statewide non-profit organization...
by Liz Warden | May 3, 2024 | Blog
The delayed release of the 2024 Child Care Availability Task Force report is a missed opportunity for action this year, but there’s still work advocates can do before the end of the legislative session By Jenn O’Connor, Director of Partnerships and Early Childhood...
by Liz Warden | Mar 25, 2024 | Blog
By Dr. Erica Webster, a participant in Ed Trust–NY and Raising NY’s Early Childhood Policy and Advocacy Lab When I made the decision to become a foster parent, I understood that challenges would accompany my journey, such as forming attachments with children who...
