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Teacher Of The Year: Let Us Lead

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics

This piece comes to us courtesy of the New Haven Independent. New Haven’s teacher of the year put on a ā€œphosphorescentā€ shirt and lit up an O...

First Nighter: Paul Giamatti's Superlative Prince in James Bundy's New Haven Hamlet

David Finkle | Posted 03.25.2013 | Arts
David Finkle

Since it's the extremely rare Yale Repertory Theatre production that travels to Manhattan, Shakespeare lovers hungry for a transcendent Hamlet and Hamlet had better get themselves to New Haven by April 13 or prepare to heap on themselves many a stinging "Fie!"

Jon Stewart's Restricted Data

Joe Cirincione | Posted 03.21.2013 | Technology
Joe Cirincione

You may not know Alex Wellerstein's work, but Jon Stewart does. In a recent Daily Show bit, "World War III Update," Jon Stewart showed a news clip describing what a hypothetical North Korean nuclear blast would do.

In New Haven, A School Reform Drive With No Traction

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics

This piece comes to us courtesy of ...

Theatre Brings New Perspective to Global Health Issues

Bruce E. Whitacre | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Bruce E. Whitacre

Global Health and the Arts demonstrates how crucial a theatre can be in addressing complex technical and social issues, especially when they intertwine.

You Kill Me: Why I Don't Want to Live Around People With Guns

Brandt Goldstein | Posted 02.22.2013 | Politics
Brandt Goldstein

I simply don't want to argue anymore with people who genuinely believe that cheap, easy access to guns makes us safer, when for decades the U.S. has suffered from more gun violence than any other western industrialized nation.

New Haven Isn't Just For Yalies Anymore

Malerie Yolen-Cohen | Posted 02.03.2013 | Travel
Malerie Yolen-Cohen

Ask an out-of-towner about the most romantic spot in New Haven, Connecticut at night, and she might reply: "At home, with the locks firmly bolted."

America's Best Pizza

The Daily Meal | Posted 12.09.2012 | Taste
The Daily Meal

Pizza! If you grew up obsessed with it and followed that American passion for cheese, sauce, and bread with an adult pursuit of the best slice, the finest pie, the Platonic Neapolitan, then the idea of naming America's best is likely contentious.

Scoring the Banks: The Community Impact Record Card as a New Tool for Measuring Bank Performance in Meeting Community Needs

John DeStefano | Posted 12.02.2012 | Business
John DeStefano

The City of New Haven is announcing the release of its first "Community Impact Report Card," an easy-to-understand system for gauging whether local banks are meeting local needs and serving consumers adequately.

Explore America: Celebrity Travel Spotlight With Singer-Songwriter Kath Bloom

CarsTravelFood | Posted 11.25.2012 | Travel
CarsTravelFood

News broke recently that a third movie called "Before Midnight" in the "Before Sunrise" franchise recently wrapped in Greece to the delight of many worldwide who wondered if we would ever see more of those characters played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

Report: School Officials Led Cheating, Rule-Bending 'Culture'

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 11.04.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Officials dropped a bomb Monday night right before the opening of the academic year: They...

Group Connects Residents To Jobs

Posted 08.22.2012 | Politics

NEW HAVEN — — The city's unemployment rate is 11.6 percent, higher than the national average, but the Jobs Pipeline Working Group recently took th...

School Run By Teachers, Union, Ditches Factory 'Assembly Line' Learning

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 08.21.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Sixty-five freshmen are about to embark on a new journey to reimagine a high school educa...

City Mayor: College Scholarship Program Results 'Disappointing'

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 08.23.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Of the 115 city kids who scored New Haven Promise scholarships last year, 71 made it thro...

Unlikely Academic Overcame Obstacles, Now Helping Struggling Students

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 07.25.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. After her brother was killed by gunfire, and with no parents to turn to for help, Patrici...

Arrest In Horrific New Haven House Fire That Killed 3

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 09.18.2012 | Crime

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man has been indicted on federal charges he set a house fire that killed an 8-year-old boy and two of the boy's...

Union President Blasts 'Not Credible' Data Dump

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 07.12.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. New Haven's teachers union president Wednesday boycotted the unveiling of new school data...

New Turnaround Teacher 'Trying To Get It Right' In Tough School

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 05.25.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. "Is Ganesh an elephant or a man?" Jason Schneider asked his 7th graders. As they delve...

Andy Samburg To Harvard: 'RELAX, Dude'

Posted 05.24.2012 | College

SNL's Andy Samberg carries the tradition of Mother Theresa and Bill Clinton and address Harvard's class of 2012 on Class Day. Harvard didn't offer ...

Dads, They're Just Like Us

Cara McDonough | Posted 07.17.2012 | Parents
Cara McDonough

There's no point in denying the obvious and perhaps even sexist -- in a modern-day definition of the word -- point I'm making: I'm surprised when I see a man excelling at parenting tasks.

Prison Guard's Help Needed Back At School

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 07.08.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. "Mr. LeSane, Jason needs you!" the assistant principal called out across the cafeteria. ...

Future Principal Tackles Hallway Hangouts

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 05.04.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. The problem: middle-schoolers are hanging out in the halls, coming late to class. The sol...

Father Who Lost 3 Daughters In Christmas Fire Speaks Out About Foundation

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 04.25.2012 | Impact

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The father of three girls killed in a Christmas morning fire said Tuesday he's channeling his grief into a project that supports s...

Schools Find Time For Art Amid Test Prep, Education Reform

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 06.13.2012 | Home

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Arts leaders who fear that testing is squeezing out creative learning may find some hope ...

A Small But Solid Victory for Liberal Education

Jim Sleeper | Posted 06.06.2012 | College
Jim Sleeper

The Yale-NUS college train has left the station, according to this spin, and while some dissidents may have hoped to derail it by dancing a dance of protest, those who understand how the world really works will now get on with doing that work.