EDUCATION AND YOUTH
CHRISTIAN ROBLES
New Haveners take action to cancel student loan debt

On Tuesday, student loan borrowers and elected officials gathered over Zoom to discuss the burden that student loan debt has placed on their communities and […]

April 9, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
City Youth and Recreation Department works to reconnect with students and families following a disconnected year

This summer, New Haven youth could see increased opportunities for jobs and programming, along with increased student outreach during the school year.  On Wednesday, the […]

April 9, 2021

Alders and community members gather on Zoom for the workshop.
CLAY JAMIESON
Despite pandemic limitations, some New Haven high school sports teams play on

Amid a pandemic that led to virtual classes, quarantines and the discomfort of wearing masks during high-intensity competition, local high school sports teams have still […]

April 7, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
‘It was kinda like the first day of school’: NHPS high schools reopen

After more than a year of remote learning for New Haven high schools, eager students and teachers were welcomed back to school for optional in-person […]

April 6, 2021

School buses at Co-op high school in New Haven
CHRISTIAN ROBLES
NHPS, Yale students to rollout new High School English Language Learner tutoring program

For New Haven Public School high schoolers learning English, the pandemic has meant a lack of exposure to the language. To address this challenge, NHPS […]

April 1, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES
ECMS hosts conversation on ‘One Book, One School’ project, anti-bias, anti-racism education

Elm City Montessori School staff held an open community conversation on Wednesday to talk about how the school incorporates BIPOC authors into its curriculum to […]

April 1, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN
Community learning hubs adapt their services as in-person school resumes

Last fall, over 20 community learning hubs opened across New Haven to support New Haven Public Schools students with virtual learning. But as schools are […]

March 29, 2021

Children studying at the Solar Youth learning hub
CHRISTIAN ROBLES
BOE discusses correlation between absenteeism and failing grades

On Monday evening, district officials briefed the Board of Education on the relationship between chronic absenteeism and failing grades, as well as the district’s plans […]

March 23, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES
NHPS superintendent holds community forum for families on pandemic reopening plan, learning loss

On Thursday evening, New Haven Public Schools Superintendent Iline Tracey and other district officials virtually spoke to and answered questions from more than 300 New […]

March 19, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES
NHPS CFO Penn to leave for Hartford

After a year and a half of service, New Haven Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Phillip Penn will resign from his post to become the […]

March 17, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Board of Education discusses NHPS air filter debacle

On Monday, Board of Education members discussed the maintenance of New Haven Public Schools’ air filters after a newly released report from the city of […]

March 9, 2021

The New Haven Green looking southeast during a fall day.