Christian Robles
Staff Reporter
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Christian Robles was a public editor, city desk editor, and education & youth services beat reporter. He graduated from Yale in 2023 with a degree in Political Science and as an education studies scholar.
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TALAT AMAN & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Shots fired at assistant superintendent’s home Friday evening

On Friday night, multiple shots were fired at the exterior of Paul Whyte’s home while he and his family were inside. No one was injured. […]

February 7, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Yale professor, New Haven official express optimism about Cardona nomination despite local criticism

Miguel Cardona, former Connecticut commissioner of education, earned support from both sides of the aisle in his Wednesday Senate confirmation hearing to become the next […]

February 4, 2021

CHRISTIAN ROBLES, CLAIRE NING FANG & CLAY JAMIESON
Parents, city officials divided over NHPS reopening plan as seven schools confirm COVID-19 cases

On Jan. 19, most elementary New Haven Public Schools partially reopened for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March. Since then, a […]

February 3, 2021

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CHRISTIAN ROBLES
NHPS partial reopening plan leaves community with questions, concerns, tough decisions

After nearly a year of virtual learning, most New Haven Public Schools students in pre-K through fifth grade will be allowed to return to classrooms […]

January 7, 2021

TALAT AMAN & CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Elm City questions NHPS School Resource Officer program

From Minneapolis to New Haven, Black Lives Matter activists have called for a reduced police presence in their cities — including at schools. In New […]

December 3, 2020

CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Yale’s Pathways to Science Program adapts to virtual environment

In an era when schools have shifted from traditional in-person education to a virtual model, the Yale Pathways to Science program — a partnership with […]

December 3, 2020

CHRISTIAN ROBLES & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Dwight Hall and NHPS launch homework helpline

New Haven Public Schools and Yale’s Dwight Hall have partnered to provide a homework helpline for district students, staffed by Yale College students. The helpline, […]

December 3, 2020

CHRISTIAN ROBLES
Logan Roberts ’23: FGLI education advocate and ‘engaged, thoughtful community member’

From his small Washington, D.C. basement apartment, Logan Roberts ’23 has perfected the art of cooking his chicken breast dinner in the microwave by night. […]

November 19, 2020

CHRISTIAN ROBLES & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
First Student bus company operations remain suspended after COVID-19 outbreak

New Haven Public Schools and the New Haven Department of Public Health have delayed a plan to allow First Student — the city’s sole contracted […]

November 18, 2020

CHRISTIAN ROBLES & SYLVAN LEBRUN
Over 600 NHPS students haven’t logged into online classes. Here’s how the city is trying to help.

On Tuesday, the New Haven Public Schools’ Office of Youth, Family and Community Engagement held a kickoff and canvass event for its A.C.E. campaign, which […]

November 11, 2020

CHRISTIAN ROBLES
BOE meeting heats up over school bus COVID-19 cluster

At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, board members asked tough questions about a recent cluster of COVID-19 positive cases stemming from a school bus […]

November 10, 2020