School board officials plan to plead for $12 million more from the city than what the mayor has put in his proposed new city budget — money they say would still cover only the bare bones.
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Maya McFadden |
Mar 8, 2024 9:32 am
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Fifth-grader Aly Gaye knew where to start when New Haven’s poet laureate asked him to write verses about himself: My power lies in my brain, in my smarts.
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Lisa Reisman |
Mar 7, 2024 1:01 pm
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“Quiet on the set, please,” said high school junior Isaiah Correia to six of his classmates. “And … action.”
The scene was the cafeteria at Engineering and Science University Magnet School. The six students, seated on talk-show couches, were about to launch another episode of “Young Minds,” a podcast focused on social issues that impact high school students. The topic of the day: bullying.
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Maya McFadden |
Mar 6, 2024 4:25 pm
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Some students remained after school at Metro Business Academy Tuesday to start getting a sense of what it might be like one day to come back — as teachers.
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Nora Grace-Flood |
Mar 5, 2024 3:17 pm
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More members of Generation Alpha may be able to afford an Albertus Magnus college degree — thanks to $3.7 million in new donations going towards student scholarships.
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Maya McFadden |
Mar 5, 2024 9:45 am
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When asked “does art matter?” second graders Mercedes, Mason, and Elia agreed “yes.” Then they showed some of the reasons: Mason drew a sign reading “art = peace.” Elia drew a self-portrait. And Mercedes drew a rainbow, reading “I love art.”
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Maya McFadden |
Mar 4, 2024 2:18 pm
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In a second-grade classroom at Mauro-Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School students danced along to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” after learning about the “Queen of Soul.”
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 28, 2024 9:30 am
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Elijah Johnson walked into King/Robinson School classroom in his United Airlines pilot uniform — on a mission to inspire some of the students one day to take flight.
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 27, 2024 9:56 am
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Ten years after she left Metropolitan Business Academy to become an assistant principal at Wilbur Cross, Ann Brillante will return in two weeks to helm the Water Street interdistrict magnet high school.
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 26, 2024 11:46 am
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Long polka dot skirts from the ’50s, black leather jackets from the ’60s, and bell bottoms from the ’70s all made a return to Hill Regional Career High School as it celebrated Black fashion throughout the years.
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 23, 2024 9:27 am
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Third and fourth-grade scholars at the Barack H. Obama Magnet University School sat in an audience looking at their future selves through the lens of a business owner, health professional, schools superintendent, state senator, and a motivational speaker/author.
The following was submitted by Hamden Hall Country Day School.
After losing their 14-year-old son in a tragic bicycle accident in May 2022, the family of Zayne Ali Thomas of New Haven has established a scholarship fund at Hamden Hall Country Day School where he had been a student.
Cameron Davis-Taylor is ready to reenter the workforce. This time around, she plans on being a chef.
She had no professional culinary experience until she joined the ConnCAT Culinary Arts Academy half a year ago. Now she knows she is ready to start a business and begin working.
Forty-five native Spanish speakers have immigrated here and entered seventh and eighth grade at John C. Daniels School just over the past four months — and are getting up to speed fast thanks to a schoolwide effort to focus on language skills as well as family needs.
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 14, 2024 1:03 pm
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After a season of growth, resilience, and bonding the Lady Governors said goodbye not just to the basketball season but to three of their beloved Class of 2024 seniors.
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Laura Glesby |
Feb 14, 2024 12:01 pm
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A new iteration of gym class is taking hold in New Haven schools, focusing less on team sports and more on individualized fitness goals tailored to each child.
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 12, 2024 1:41 pm
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Wilbur Cross Lady Governor Leilanie Pugh had just minimized her opponents’ lead by laying the ball off the backboard and into the hoop — but she didn’t stop there.
Seconds later she caught a rebound, then sank a mid-range shot to bring her team within four points.
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Nora Grace-Flood |
Feb 9, 2024 4:50 pm
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A plethora of pizza, pom-poms and politicians flooded Upper Westville Friday morning amidst a pair of symbiotic popularity contests – in which every party was a winner.
The slices of of za and strings of plastic were featured in two separate city celebrations taking place around the corner from one another.
Over at Davis Academy, students screamed out of ostensible excitement or, perhaps, excess energy as their principal announced that both The Magnet Schools of America and the University of Connecticut have recognized the school for “innovative excellence.”
Down the street on Whalley Avenue, politicians and thin-crust fanatics packed like anchovies inside Ernie’s Pizzeria for National Pizza Day and a proclamation by the governor naming New Haven the “Pizza Capital of America.”
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 8, 2024 4:30 pm
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“I’ve seen what you guys can do,” Head Coach Deborah McClease told the Wilbur Cross Lady Governors after a tough 15th loss. “I need for you guys to show everyone else that potential.”
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 6, 2024 12:14 pm
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Although her team was down, Wilbur Cross senior guard Kiara Cabassa kept spirits high on the court with shouts of encouragement and reminders that the team must always stay together.
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Nora Grace-Flood |
Feb 5, 2024 4:01 pm
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The president of New Haven’s teacher union locked eyes with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal to deliver a meta message about how to free kids from the grips of social media giants like Meta: Lean on hands-on learning that takes place face to face.
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Maya McFadden |
Feb 5, 2024 12:10 pm
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Just a few months ago Wilbur Cross point guard Bella Gomez Stafford partially tore her quad. That wasn’t noticeable as she weaved through her opponents and sank a three-pointer in the first five minutes.