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Teacher Michelle Herrera, 16-month-old Lilah Lubitz, and mom Zoe Lubitz were excited to show up for childcare workers across Connecticut Wednesday morning.
Schiavone (right) addresses the crowd.
“In New Haven, 85 percent of third graders are not reading at grade level. That’s not going to be solved in kindergarten,” said Allyx Schiavone, who spoke Wednesday morning to a crowd of over 200 early childhood advocates, teachers, and parents gathered on the Green.
“There is so much human and brain development that happens between 0 to 5,” she continued, “and so we have to give kids support earlier on.”
Dr. Billy reminds Hillhouse, with new hallway decor, that the sun will always rise.
In an effort to cut into chronic absenteeism rates and make sure that teens are showing up to class on time, Hillhouse Principal Dr. Antoine Billy has started handing out business cards — including at a nearby McDonald’s — as he asks the community to keep him in the know about students who skip or aren’t in school when they should be.
Billy reflected on that effort, among others, as he has worked to decrease Hillhouse’s student chronic absenteeism rate from 57.6 percent last year to 47 percent so far this year, during his first full year as the school’s principal.
Cross senior John Carlos Serana Musser in Hartford on Thursday: "Public schools will fail, if you fail to support them."
HARTFORD– New Haven’s superintendent and 40 city students traveled to the state Capitol to press the governor to boost education funding and help the school district avoid teacher layoffs.
... as she joins Truman's Claribel Espino, Carmen Padilla-DeChalus, and Principal Aurea Jaca to say thanks to teachers.
Kelsey Olson’s seventh- and eighth-grade students clapped and cheered to celebrate their math teacher as New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) Supt. Madeline Negrón handed her a cup of Puerto Rican flavored ice.
That was one of the ways that district leaders are marking national Teacher Appreciation Week – amid the local friction around an expected budget deficit and potential staff cuts.
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May 6, 2025 4:04 pm
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Danyele McCrory performs on Crosstalk.
With a guitar in hand, Wilbur Cross junior Danyele McCrory strummed a Pearl Jam song she first heard in a video game — a musical discovery that sparked her interest in learning an instrument, and that ultimately led to her showcasing her talents on a new student-led podcast.
At the latest hybrid online/in-person school board meeting.
Worthington Hooker’s school community is still looking for answers as to exactly why the superintendent plans to move the school’s assistant principal somewhere else.
Ditch the software-driven learning, standardized testing, and tech-oriented trainings. Keep the human connections at the heart of every school.
That message resounded from over 20 educators, students, and school staff on Thursday evening at the Board of Alders Finance Committee’s final public hearing on the upcoming city budget.
The Board of Education has approved an amended five-year lease renewal for the New Haven Adult Education Center’s current location in the Hill.
The newly approved lease — which now heads to the Board of Alders for a final review and vote — would require the public school district to pay rent for a minimum of 1.5 years, instead of two years, before backing out at no further cost.
Cross band director and CT 2025 outstanding high school educator Eric Teichman: "Arts are not expendable."
Dozens of public school teachers, librarians, students, and parents turned out to Monday’s Board of Education meeting to press the superintendent to cut from central office staff before even considering laying off over 100 student-facing workers — in a move they warned would “gut our schools.”
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Truman kindergartener separates her compostable milk from the non-compostable milk carton, with the help of Waste Reduction Consultant Nick DiVito.
Capri Sun, bread, and apple sauce all found a new home at Truman School — thanks to the new addition of a compost bin that fifth graders Jamanielix and Daniel helped introduce to some of New Haven’s youngest students.
Negrón: "Losing sleep" over potential teacher layoffs.
Supt. Madeline Negrón may lay off 129 employees, including 56 teachers, if the state and city cannot close an anticipated $16.5 million budget shortfall for New Haven Public Schools.
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An ad for the new charter school at 794 Dixwell Ave.
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Edmonds Cofield founder Boise Kimber: Charter school still "looking around for a building" to buy.
An all-boys charter school slated to open this fall in rented space in Newhallville still has $2 million in state money available to help it buy a building of its own — at a location yet to be determined.
Supt. Negrón to state: "Right now, it's raining on our students."
New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) Supt. Madeline Negrón has now identified 103 positions — 40 of which are vacant, and the rest occupied — that she plans to cut next school year if the district does not receive an infusion of budget-balancing funds.
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Sara Amato, Lisa Bassani, and Kathy Gonzalez (right) collecting signatures at Nathan Hale ...
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... to fight against city's new exit and roundabout plans for Tweed.
The Elicker administration plans to build a new airport exit and roundabout at Burr and Dean Streets to address heavy traffic near Tweed — prompting pushback from some Nathan Hale parents who are concerned that cars will now be directed towards an already “hectic” school zone.
Supt. Negrón: 55 staff cuts identified; 196 more might be needed.
(Updated) Supt. Madeline Negrón is considering making more than 200 staff cuts next year as the school district wrestles with how to close an expected $23 million budget deficit.
Grant and Lavar surprised with awards, and donuts.
Being attentive listeners, staying focused, and living by Augusta Lewis Troup School’s R.O.C.K. (respect, ownership, citizenship and knowledge) values are just a few reasons why educator Gyna Grant and third grader Lavar received Rising Star Awards at a surprise ceremony Wednesday morning.
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Kaitlyn Goodwin, Jenny Heikkila Diaz (JHD), Anthony Yovina, Mae Bunseng Taing, James Taing, Natalie Ochoa and Glenda Reyes.
In Hillhouse's library during the Taings' talk.
The following citizen contribution was written and photographed by Hillhouse social studies educators Kate Goodwin and Glenda Reyes regarding a Monday morning visit by Bunseng Taing and his son, James, who spoke with Hillhouse students enrolled in the class Modern World History.
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U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (second from right) and lead teacher Vincent Squeglia (right) help cut the ribbon on new lab at Hillhouse.
Hillhouse and Wilbur Cross high-schoolers now have the chance to work on lathes, mini-mills, 3D printers, and other high-tech gadgetry as they train during class time on developing the skills needed to land a job in modern manufacturing.
