Sabrina Thaler
Staff Reporter
sabrina.thaler@yale.edu
Sabrina Thaler covers education and immigration in New Haven. She is a sophomore in Benjamin Franklin College.
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REETI MALHOTRA & SABRINA THALER
City, state step in to aid food stamp recipients amid federal shutdown

Connecticut created an emergency fund partly to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, and New Haven organized pop-up food pantries, as the Trump administration has tried to halt SNAP aid during the shutdown.

November 11, 2025

SABRINA THALER & GILLIAN PEIHE FENG
Schools’ facilities spending far less than regional average, report finds

At a Monday meeting, the New Haven Board of Education discussed a report that found that New Haven Public Schools’ average spending per square foot on buildings is significantly lower than both the state average and the nationally recommended level.

November 11, 2025

SABRINA THALER
A decade ago, Halloween incidents sparked racial reckoning at Yale

An email and a Facebook post lit a fuse for protests and conversations about racism at Yale — a striking moment in the broader stories of Yale, student activism and American movements for racial justice.

November 7, 2025

SABRINA THALER & EVELYN RONAN
Teachers’ union, students rally for improved pay, healthcare benefits

The New Haven Federation of Teachers called for improved teacher pay, a new healthcare program and a revised school safety policy at a Monday rally outside a Board of Education meeting.

October 28, 2025

SABRINA THALER & YOUSSEF MAZOUZ
Volunteers, artists gear up for local Día de los Muertos parade

This year’s event, organized by immigrant advocacy group Unidad Latina en Acción, aims to honor those who have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

October 27, 2025

SABRINA THALER
Local activists band together as federal immigration arrests continue

Federal immigration agents raided a car wash in Hamden last week and arrested a man on the New Haven Green on Tuesday.

October 24, 2025

SABRINA THALER
New Haven Public Schools unveils more detailed line-item budget 

After months of advocacy for increased financial transparency, the school district’s chief financial officer broke down how the district will pay for more than 100 types of expenditures in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

October 22, 2025

SABRINA THALER
City’s Board of Education narrows projected budget gap by $3 million

After the Board of Alders approved a transfer of state funds Monday to use for “educational purposes,” New Haven Public Schools will end the 2025-2026 fiscal year with an opportunity for extra support from the city.

October 10, 2025

SABRINA THALER
Local group ditches federal refugee resettlement now for Afrikaners

For the first time in its 43-year history, Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services will not receive refugees through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

October 7, 2025

ADELE HAEG & SABRINA THALER
Investigation goes on after 15-year-old shot near Newhallville school

As of Monday, no suspect had been arrested in the fatal shooting of Kaiden Phillips, 15 — the 14th homicide in New Haven this year.

September 30, 2025

SABRINA THALER & SARAH MUKKUZHI
Fiesta Latina celebrates Latino community, champions science education

Junta for Progressive Action partnered with the Peabody Museum to present resources, performances and Spanish-language science workshops for the annual two-day celebration.

September 29, 2025