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Literacy Forum: Why Is Math Important?

by | May 1, 2015 4:03 pm | Comments (0)

Left to right: Michelle Breaker, Stephen Hegedus, Creola Smith, Jeff Solomon, Charlene Tate Nichols, and Curtis Hill

Josiah Brown sent in the following report about an event in which he took part.

On April 29, the Literacy Coalition of Greater New Haven and Gateway Community College held a late-afternoon forum at Gateway downtown. Panelists considered Why Is Math Important?” from the perspectives of educators from the elementary grades to college, and from a business point of view.

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Students Launch School-Board Campaigns

by | Apr 27, 2015 8:13 am | Comments (4)

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HSC candidates Montes and Ricardo.

MBA candidate Quezada.

When Isabel Quezada lists all the extracurricular activities she pursues , people think I’m amazing and great,” she said. But the budding public office-seeker wants to people to know that’s not true — that it’s New Haven itself that’s amazing and great.

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‘06 Champs Rally For “Buckets”

by | Apr 23, 2015 8:24 am | Comments (4)

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Murrell, McCarter, Carolina, Allick, and Stewart, still a team.

Greg “Buckets” Jones.

When Chaz, Chazz, De’Arie, Mike, and Chris heard that a train had killed their star point guard, they decided it was time to suit up.

Only this time they weren’t suiting up to shoot hoops. They planned a way to remember Greg Buckets” Jones — and keep alive a dream they all shared.

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Slow Start To Student Race For Ed Board

by | Apr 20, 2015 11:02 am | Comments (4)

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Kimberly Sullivan has a lot of opinions on education policy to share with the district. But she said she would prioritize the voices of her student constituents if elected to serve on the Board of Education.

As the board moves to include two non-voting high-school student members, Sullivan is the only one so far to throw her hat in the ring.

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