Rebecca Karabus
Staff Reporter
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Harp donates iPads to New Haven Reads

After making a donation of her own, Mayor Toni Harp called on New Haven residents, companies and charitable organizations to donate iPads to New Haven […]

Hartford attorney backs ULA

A Hartford attorney has declared the arrest of Unidad Latina en Accion leader John Lugo, who was arrested on Nov. 20 while protesting wage theft, unconstitutional.

Climate activists drum for change

As “12 Days of Xmas: No More Fossil Fuels” — a 12-day series of events calling for action on climate change — draws to a […]

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Harp presents plan to ULA

Members of Unidad Latina en Accion — a New Haven-based immigrant-rights organization — met with Mayor Toni Harp and New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman Wednesday to call on the city to protect ULA members’ rights to protest and take action against alleged wage theft at the Italian restaurant Goodfellas.

Harp launches reading commission

On Tuesday, Mayor Toni Harp and New Haven Public Schools Superintendent Garth Harries announced the membership for the Blue Ribbon Commission on Reading — a 39-member task force charged with working to improve reading outcomes for New Haven Public School students.

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Activists stage vigil for climate change

More than 30 New Haven residents and environmental activists gathered on the New Haven Green for a vigil Sunday evening to urge the Elm City to take action against climate change.

ULA demands meeting with Harp

Forty immigrant-rights activists staged a protest and sit-in Wednesday evening at City Hall to bring wage-theft allegations against Italian restaurant Goodfellas to Mayor Toni Harp’s attention and dispute the arrest of an activist during the previous week’s protest at the restaurant.

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BOE seeks SBAC improvement

Three months after the Connecticut Department of Education released New Haven Public Schools’ Common Core test results, Superintendent Garth Harries ’95 and the Board of […]

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Harp defends Hillhouse academies

Mayor Toni Harp is defending the decision of New Haven Public School officials to divide James Hillhouse High School into three separate academies, despite concern […]

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NHEC pushes Yale for more reform

University President Peter Salovey’s response to Next Yale’s demands does not go far enough, according to the New Haven Educators’ Collective — a group of 10 New Haven Public School teachers who receive support from parents and students in advocating for social justice reform in Elm City schools.

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Tenth Thai Taste protest in six months held

For the 10th time in six months, Unidad Latina en Acción protested alleged wage theft outside Thai Taste Friday night.

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