Maya McFadden

1 day ago | newhavenindependent.org | Maya McFadden

Francisco Barbosa watched his son Jariel walk across the stage in a cap and gown at Adult Ed’s commencement and thought back to his own time attending Adult Ed before enlisting in the military. “It’s a dream come true to see him graduate and not give up,” the father said with pride about his son.

3 days ago | theinnercitynews.com | Maya McFadden

by Maya McFaddenBarb LeBlanc and Harriett Alfred both wanted to teach in New Haven public schools for at least another two years. Instead, they’ve put in their retirement papers — in advance of a contract change that will see longtime local educators like themselves lose a portion of their city-covered healthcare benefits. LeBlanc, a preschool teacher at Beecher School, and Alfred, a music instructor at Co-Op, have both taught in the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) district for more than 25 years.

3 days ago | newhavenindependent.org | Maya McFadden

Barb LeBlanc and Harriett Alfred both wanted to teach in New Haven public schools for at least another two years. Instead, they’ve put in their retirement papers — in advance of a contract change that will see longtime local educators like themselves lose a portion of their city-covered healthcare benefits. LeBlanc, a preschool teacher at Beecher School, and Alfred, a music instructor at Co-Op, have both taught in the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) district for more than 25 years.

1 week ago | newhavenindependent.org | Maya McFadden

New Haven is now officially on the Trump administration’s list — of ​“sanctuary jurisdictions” that the federal government has newly called out by name for ​“deliberately and shamefully obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws” and thereby ​“endangering American communities.” At a Friday press conference at City Hall, Mayor Justin Elicker, Police Chief Karl Jacobson, Board of Alders Majority Leader Richard Furlow, local labor leader Scott Marks, and immigrant rights activist...

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | Maya McFadden

by Maya McFadden The New Haven independentThe Board of Education voted to table a new part-time custodial contract worth $5.4 million Tuesday as the city’s public school district tries to better understand the potential union-worker impact of switching vendors. School board members made that decision to delay a final vote Tuesday during the board’s latest regular meeting, held in person at John C. Daniels School and online via Zoom.