Cuban Spirit Washes Ashore At Davis
by | Jun 10, 2016 7:15 am | Comments (0)
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Mullins’ class dances to “La Niegra Tiene Tumbao.”
President Obama isn’t the only one opening doors to Cuba.
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Principals Leaving 4 Schools
by | Jan 15, 2014 9:33 am | Comments (5)
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Nathan, who has led Davis Street School for 20 years.
A star principal plans to end her 46-year career — leaving the Board of Ed another important vacancy to fill.
Future Principal Tackles Hallway Hangouts
by | May 2, 2012 12:06 pm | Comments (4)
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Aspiring principal Jenny Clarino.
Team leader Marcus Walton.
The problem: middle-schoolers are hanging out in the halls, coming late to class. The solution: “empowering from the sidelines.”
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Young Virtuoso Comforted
by | Sep 9, 2011 8:43 am | Comments (5)
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Emily Adji & Mayor DeStefano.
After bringing her audience to tears, 7th-grade violin virtuoso Emily Adji needed a hug and some light-hearted words whispered in her ear. Fortunately for her, New Haven’s mayor was standing beside her — and delivered the goods.
C-O-L-L-E-G-E
by | May 4, 2011 7:38 am | Comments (15)
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Sixth-graders Rachel Young and Mary Linton want to go to Yale one day. With a boost from a new “Pathway To Promise” campaign, they and students across New Haven spent part of the school day strategizing with their teachers about how to get there, as a seven-letter word became an official focus of the city school curriculum.
Miming Her Way To Hollywood
by | Sep 30, 2010 8:16 am | Comments (7)
As a teen, Sharece Sellem was a fan of R&B singer Faith Evans. This fall, she became her co-star.
Davis Nabs Grant
To "Rekindle History"
by | Jun 21, 2010 6:09 am | Comments (3)
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These girls not only love to read; they love the smell of new books and the crispness of the pages. They’ll have 17 more volumes to devour as they read their way to becoming a dentist, an architect, and a Supreme Court justice no less.
Don’t Need It, Thanks
by | Jun 2, 2010 7:33 am | Comments (5)
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Every student at Davis Street 21st Century Magnet School was handed an application for a New Haven library card, but fourth grader Vernon Sprill didn’t need one. He’s had a library card for over a year now, and he’s checked out nearly 30 books since January.
There’ll Be More School & Early College Dreams
by | May 26, 2010 7:21 am | Comments (38)
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Staying open all summer. College prep for 3‑year-olds. Sound ambitious? Those are two of the first ideas on tap as New Haven starts reinventing its schools.
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Goal Missed—In Plenty Of Time
by | Apr 6, 2010 2:06 pm | Comments (17)
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Tamara Raiford and her colleagues vowed to have 90 percent of their first-graders reading at grade level by the middle of the school year. It didn’t happen. Now they have a new plan.
Time Capsule Reveals Lost Headlines
by | Apr 2, 2010 7:45 am | Comments (9)
New Haveners were fighting a war a world away — as four hometown newspapers reported in front-page headlines.
To Principal, “Tier 1” Means “New Challenge”
by | Mar 17, 2010 7:47 am | Comments (20)
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Rushing back from City Hall, about to rush back to a press conference, Lola Nathan gathered together her teachers in a third-grade classroom. She had news for them. And a question.
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Teachers Spend Vacation ... Teaching
by | Feb 19, 2010 12:06 pm | Comments (6)
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Fallon Daniels had this week off. So she went to work.
She didn’t get paid. But she did what usually does on weekdays — teach kids science.
Achievement Gap Obliterated
by | Dec 28, 2009 12:28 pm | Comments (11)
One city public school did it. Forty-three to go.
She Made Time To Get Off Work
by | Nov 30, 2009 1:02 pm | Comments (3)
Maritza Bond had to shuffle her schedule and crisscross the state to make it to Mekhai and Markel’s school in the middle of a work day. In her view, it made a difference.
Davis Kids Examine Apathy & Genocide
by | Nov 16, 2009 11:31 am | Comments (1)
Attention to Darfur may be in steep decline in recent years as America looks inward to face its own problems. But caring about that far-away genocide in the western province of Sudan is on the rise at Davis 21st Century Magnet School.
Reading Target Set: 90% By February
by | Oct 28, 2009 1:00 pm | Comments (7)
The front-liners gathered with top staff in the West Wing. They reviewed the data. They floated scenarios. They weighed options. Then they set a short and a long-term strategy.
A Principal Finds A Place For “Magic”
by | Oct 2, 2009 2:29 pm | Comments (13)
Hurrying down the hallway of Davis Street 21st Century Magnet School, Sharece Sellem ran into a roadblock named Kaison Mims.
“Comer” Is Back
by | Sep 28, 2009 12:17 pm | Comments (5)
One girl talked about the gunshots she hears every night. The next girl talked about the way she sneezes — and Gail DeBlasio’s class was on its way to better test scores.
Principal Keeps School On The Move
by | Sep 1, 2009 2:13 pm | Comments (11)
Kenny Woodson knew he needed to get coat hooks up for the second-graders. Lola Nathan said so.
Music History Steps Offstage
by | Jun 8, 2009 7:39 am | Comments (0)
Old-school hip-hop artist Kangol Kid came to town not to headline a concert, but to pop in on some elementary school kids.
So Long, Old Davis
by | Jun 1, 2009 11:58 am | Comments (0)
A school community on the move bid farewell Sunday to a 91 year-old brick home — and looked ahead to a future of new memories.
Pot Melts
by | May 25, 2009 7:55 am | Comments (5)
Vaughn Weston and Ciarra Collins sang “God Bless America” with families from 33 different nations — then demonstrated how one school is learning about all of them.