EDUCATION AND YOUTH
YASH ROY & JABEZ CHOI
New Haven Public Schools grapples with rocky return from break

NHPS deals with student absences and a new test and stay policy while the teacher’s union participates in “Blackout Wednesday” state AFT protest.

January 25, 2022

YASH ROY
“Fighting for Our Future” slate unseats incumbent to sweep 31 positions in New Haven Federation of Teachers election

Led by Leslie Blatteau, slate of NHPS educators sweep NHFT elections, defeating five-term incumbent Dave Cicarella.

December 9, 2021

YASH ROY
New Haven Public Schools hit with lockdowns and early dismissals after false school shooter reports

NHPD responds to false 911 report of a school shooter at Wilbur Cross High School as well as online threats against six other NHPS schools.

December 6, 2021

NATASHA AMBRIZ-VILLELA
In the midst of national debates, Connecticut teachers take on anti-racist education

As high schools across the state prepare to pilot the new Black and Latinx history elective, the Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning Collective is working to support teachers.

December 3, 2021

SARAH COOK
NHPS passes policy to support students who opt out of testing

While students have always had the right to opt out of testing, the NHPS’ recent policy hopes to support students who opt out of testing by ensuring there is an alternative curriculum in place, as many continue to argue the downsides of state-mandated testing.

December 3, 2021

KEENAN MILLER
Board of Education Passes Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth Policy

The New Haven Board of Education has approved a long-awaited policy intended to support the district’s transgender and gender non-conforming students.

December 1, 2021

YASH ROY
NHPS Board of Education, administrators confront food supply gaps due to COVID-19-related supply chain issues

The Board voted to suspend regular procedure for food contracts to allow greater flexibility for food acquisition.

November 12, 2021

ANIKA ARORA SETH
New Haven students share personal experiences with “carceral culture” in schools

Youth-led New Haven activist organization hosts an online panel to discuss different facets of the school-to-prison pipeline and advocate for an end to NHPS’s contract with police.

November 12, 2021

RACHEL SHIN
Amid bus driver shortage, New Haven Public Schools launch new bus tracking app “FirstView”

The free new app allows New Haven guardians to track their children’s buses in real time.

November 10, 2021

BRIAN ZHANG
$600,000 grant supports anti-racist teaching in New Haven Public Schools

The New Haven public school system — along with Students for Educational Justice, or SEJ — were recently awarded a $600,000 grant over three years […]

October 28, 2021

MEGAN VAZ
Board of Alders discusses challenges pandemic posed to youth mental health response

The Board of Alders’ Education and Youth Committees held a joint meeting to discuss how the pandemic had exacerbated youth mental health during the pandemic, […]

October 26, 2021

Photo of teacher with three students.