Activists, Parent Advocates Decry Principal's Use Of The N-Word

Black Lives Matter  |  COVID-19  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Board Of Education Lucy Gellman | June 16th, 2021

ESUMS teacher Kirsten Hopes-McFadden (in the blue) and Nijija-Ife Waters at Tuesday's gathering. Lucy Gellman Photos.

15 Months In, High School Students Navigate A New Normal

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Education  |  Education & Youth Jamiah Green | May 11th, 2021

Top: Nadia Gaskins, who all her friends call "Navi," and Kelvin Hernandez. Bottom: Janae Hyatt and Clifford White. Contributed Photos.

From Co-Op, A Sound Garden Takes Root

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Co-Op High School  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Music Lucy Gellman | April 29th, 2021

English Language Learners Brave A Pandemic Year

COVID-19  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Truman School  |  Wilbur Cross High School Arturo Pineda | April 22nd, 2021

A screenshot of classwork from Carolina Fernandez's bilingual class. Picture courtesy of Carolina Fernandez.

Teachers, Youth Advocates Lead Black And Latinx Studies Rollout

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Black and Latinx Studies  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  State Legislature Arturo Pineda | March 30th, 2021

Arturo Pineda photos. Screenshot via Zoom.

In Veep's Visit, Cross Senior Sees Her Future

COVID-19  |  Culture & Community  |  Education  |  Politics  |  Presidential Election  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | March 27th, 2021

At ARTE, Students Become The Teachers

ARTE Inc.  |  Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | February 5th, 2021

Nicdaniel Charles drew a fleet of blue eighth notes on a makeshift music scale. In a glowing one-inch box beside him, Mia Rivera watched carefully. Her pink headphones glinted above her matching pink t-shirt. A few boxes away, Lysha Owuor tracked the notes one by one as they appeared. Charles looked away from the score and peered into the screen.

State Lawmaker: Black & Latinx Studies Should Be Required, Not Elective

Arts & Culture  |  Black Lives Matter  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Puerto Rico  |  State Legislature Lucy Gellman | February 2nd, 2021

Four Arts Teachers Adjust, Adapt Through Remote Learning

COVID-19  |  Co-Op High School  |  Education  |  Music  |  Visual Arts  |  teachers Arturo Pineda | January 26th, 2021

Melissa Sands, the art teacher at the school formerly known as Christopher Columbus Family Academy (CCFA), on a video lesson with retired CCFA teacher, Carmen Conyer interpreting. Screenshot courtesy of Sands.