New Haven Independent

Student, Candidate Spar Over Longer School Day

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00 GMT

Refusing to “pander” to an audience of schoolkids at a mayoral candidates’ debate, Matt Nemerson called for lengthening the school day, raising the bar to qualify for Promise scholarships, and holding back kids until they’re ready to compete with China. He found himself getting into not one debate, but two.

Montessori School OK’d For 2014 Start

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:06 GMT

The school board approved a proposal to open the city’s first public Montessori school in 2014, marking a step forward in a new experiment in grassroots, parent-led school reform.

Fernandez Calls For Super-Search Halt

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:40 GMT

A mayoral candidate called on the school board to suspend its superintendent search until after the election, amid growing criticism that the process is too rushed.

Weingarten Proclaims Victory In New Haven

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:53 GMT

PALO ALTO—Three thousand miles away from New Haven, the city became Exhibit A in a showdown between a national union president and a charter school proponent about the future of school reform.

Solve The Board Of Ed Question

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:38 GMT

Who should decide who sits on the school board? The mayor? Voters? Both?

This fall, you might get a chance to answer that question in a voting booth. But you can cast a digital ballot right now.

Ed-Boarders Learn Why Parents Don’t Show Up

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:29 GMT

School board members asked why no more than six parents came to a public hearing about a superintendent search. They soon got a lesson—about the way officials interact with school parents in New Haven.

Boost! Expands To 5 More Schools

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:34 GMT

Officials announced the next five schools to receive extra social-emotional supports for kids—and pointed to a dramatic drop in behavior problems at Barnard School as an early sign that a new experiment is working.

Parents Back City’s 1st Montessori Charter

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:38 GMT

“Hallelujah!” declared Kaye Harvey: If a new pre-K charter Montessori opens this fall, she said, she’ll have somewhere to send the tots who finish her tiny Montessori operation on Grand Avenue.

11 “Developing” Teachers Face Possible Removal

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:06 GMT

Twenty-nine teachers may lose their jobs at the end of the school year as the district’s new teacher evaluation system moves to a new phase: Pushing out not just lowest-performing teachers, but those who failed to improve to “effective” over three years.

College Start “Overwhelms” Star Seniors

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:15 GMT

The top two seniors at High School in the Community headed off to college early and met a tough transition—highlighting a key challenge for the school system as it puts a greater focus on preparing kids for higher ed.