EDUCATION AND YOUTH
HUDSON WARM
New Haven students rally for ‘freedom to read’ 

New Haven students marched from the New Haven Green to the Beinecke Plaza on Thursday afternoon, displaying signs advocating for freedom of expression.

November 3, 2023

BROOKLYN BRAUNER
USAID and Career High School host a conference on environmental justice

USAID Counselor Clinton White returns to New Haven to emphasize the urgency of climate change and encourage young voices on the matter.

October 31, 2023

LUA PRADO
New Haven leaders announce $3.5 million for child care and early childhood education

The funds, which come from federal COVID-19 relief money, represent the largest investment in early childhood education in Connecticut, according to Mayor Justin Elicker.

October 27, 2023

BROOKLYN BRAUNER & LUA PRADO
New Haven Reads hosts 11th annual spelling bee fundraiser at Yale School of Management

The Yale Department of Linguistics won the 11th annual spelling bee hosted by New Haven Reads on Friday, Oct. 20.

October 24, 2023

LUA PRADO
Madeline Negrón breaks barriers as New Haven’s first Latina superintendent of schools

Negrón, named New Haven Public School superintendent in July, discusses her career and vision for New Haven Public Schools.

October 17, 2023

MIA CORTÉS CASTRO & MAE CHEW
Alders approve state funding for youth programming

The $360,000 in state funding will allow the Youth and Recreation Department to advance their goal of reducing youth violence across New Haven.

October 6, 2023

BROOKLYN BRAUNER
Local high school’s BioScience Club introduces students to careers in science

Career High School teacher Huan Ngo runs the 20 person club alongside Yale Professor Jun Lu in a collaboration with the Yale Stem Cell Center and the Yale Department of Genetics.

October 6, 2023

GRYFFIN WILKENS-PLUMLEY
New Haven Public School administrators discuss district priorities as federal funding end nears

City alders on the Education Committee met with New Haven Public School leaders to review how the district plans to spend a remaining $42.9 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding.

October 2, 2023

ARIELA LOPEZ
Activists press Board of Education on climate resolution progress

Student advocates from the New Haven Climate Movement urged the Board of Education to follow through on a 2022 climate emergency resolution on the anniversary of its passing.

September 29, 2023

BROOKLYN BRAUNER & NICOLE MANNING
Students for Educational Justice pushes to redefine representation in New Haven Public Schools

The youth-led organization, which was launched in 2017, is continuing to push for racial and educational justice by creating spaces for open discussion.

September 19, 2023

ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven Superintendent Negrón leads first Board of Education meeting of the school year

The city’s Board of Education discussed the district’s extreme heat protocols, career pathway programs and suspended before- and after-school programs during the 90-minute meeting.

September 14, 2023