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Early Ed Center Rebounds From Pandemic

by | Mar 15, 2024 3:36 pm | Comments (3)

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Chloe (bottom right) with site director Michelle Reyes and teacher Lauren Safady at Friday's classroom reopening.

Wearing a unicorn-decorated shirt bearing the message Kindness Is Pure Magic,” 3‑year-old Chloe danced through the ribbon-cutting for a reopened toddler classroom on Olive Street — as a leading childcare provider recovered from a pandemic-imposed setback.

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Rosa: "New Normal" Of Quality, Affordable Childcare Requires More Gov't Funding

by | Mar 15, 2024 3:33 pm | Comments (0)

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U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro greets early ed teacher Haley Gregory on Friday.

The following speech was given by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the ranking Democratic member on the House Appropriations Committee and a longtime advocate for an expanded federal child tax credit and increased government investments in childcare, at a press conference Friday celebrating the reopening of the eighth and final classroom at the Hope Child Development Center on Olive Street.

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Schools Report Steady Math, Reading Progress

by | Mar 15, 2024 11:25 am | Comments (6)

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Math supervisor Monica Joyner: Moving in the right direction.

A year after picking a new K‑5 reading curriculum, New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) is seeing steady growth in K‑12 math and literacy assessment scores. The district is still keeping its foot on the gas to catch up students who are more than three grade levels behind.

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ESUMS Students Go Live

by | Mar 7, 2024 1:01 pm | Comments (7)

Caysi Morgan and Isaiah Correia direct Young Minds podcast with ESUMS students Jaedyn, Mekhi, Mason, Kimora, Mily, and Kory.

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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Students, Governor cARTie Hearty

by | Mar 5, 2024 9:45 am | Comments (0)

Students Monday outside the parked cARTie bus.

cARTie museum educator Nicole Pappo reads to students outdoors.

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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BOMUS Students See Black History Made

by | Feb 23, 2024 9:27 am | Comments (2)

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BOMUS leaders and panelists Melanie Thomas, Dondi José Burroughs Sr, Gary Winfield, Shante Teel-Williams, Alisha Crutchfield-McLean, Gary Highsmith, and Jamie Baker-Vilsaint.

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.

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ConnCAT Sends 23 Adults Back Into Workforce

by | Feb 19, 2024 9:00 am | Comments (6)

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Davis-Taylor at Saturday's graduation: Ready for steady work.

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. 

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Daniels Welcomes Immigrant Wave

by | Feb 15, 2024 4:22 pm | Comments (18)

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John C. Daniels newcomers with staff: Rosalyn Díaz-Ortiz, Heather O’Brien, Widny Morel, Marlene Rosario, Kenia Wama Vargas, Iveth Shenoha Quintero Rodriguez, Deam Sebastian Barrozo Garzon, David Santiago Franco Chaparro, and Yesenia Perez.

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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