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Beyond the Tea Party: How the IRS Is Killing Nonprofit Media

Dan Kennedy | Posted 05.16.2013 | Media
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Dan Kennedy

Over the past few years the IRS has virtually stopped approving 501(c)(3) status for nonprofit news organizations. Even when applications for 501(c)(3) status aren't rejected outright, they are stacking up, unacted upon, for months and even years.

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Teacher Of The Year: Let Us Lead

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics
Read More: Education Leadership, New Haven Independent, Master Teachers, Public Education Reform, David Low, Yale Som, New Haven, Education Reform, New Haven Schools, Politics News

This piece comes to us courtesy of the New Haven Independent. New Haven’s teacher of the year put on a “phosphorescent” shirt and lit up an O...

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In New Haven, A School Reform Drive With No Traction

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics
Read More: New Haven Independent, College Preparedness, High School Graduation, Public Education Reform, New Haven, College Prep, Education Reform, New Haven Schools, High School Graduation Rates, Politics News

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Homeless Teen In Connecticut Finds His Way To College

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 04.01.2013 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Connecticut Schools, Homeless Teen Goes to College, University of New Haven, Joseph Marinia Homeless Teen, Joseph Marinia, Hillhouse High School, New Haven Schools, Homeless to College, New Haven Connecticut, Joseph Marinia College, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. After finishing his last class at Hillhouse High School, Joseph Marini navigated the O bu...

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Gay Rights 'Social Justice Teach-In' 'Hit Home' For Students

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 03.30.2013 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Social Justice, School Social Justice, Gay Rights, Connecticut Schools, High School in the Community Social Justice, High School in the Community, High School in the Community Gay Rights, School Gay Rights, Connecticut High School in the Community, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Picture this: You're changing in the locker room. Another student, who is gay, walks into...

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Teen Commutes 4 Hours In The Dark For School: 'It's Like You're Never Finished"

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 03.16.2013 | Home
Read More: Nikita Rodriguez School Commute, New Haven Independent, School Commute, Connecticut Schools, Nikita Rodriguez, High School in the Community, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Think you have a long commute? Nikita Rodriguez spent three and a half hours traveling ho...

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College-Going Program Expands In Connecticut High Schools

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 02.26.2013 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, College Prep Program, College Summit Program, New Haven Promise, Connecticut Schools, New Haven College Prep, College Readiness, College Prep, John DeStefano, College Summit, New Haven Schools, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. College-going boosters showed up at the city's biggest high school with a "secret sauce"-...

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High School Nixes Letter Grades On Report Cards For 'Honest Appraisals'

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 02.19.2013 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Letter Grades on Report Cards, Connecticut Schools, High School in the Community Report Cards, High School in the Community, High School Report Cards, New Haven Connecticut, New Haven Schools, High School Nixes Letter Grades, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. When students showed up for report card night at High School in the Community, they didn'...

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New Haven Teachers Union President's 3rd Term Win Marks Step In Ed Reform

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 12.20.2012 | Home
Read More: Dave Cicarella, New Haven Independent, Dave Cicarella Reelection, Dave Cicarella Wins, Teachers Union, American Federation of Teachers, Dave Cicarella New Haven, Connecticut Schools, New Haven Teachers Union, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. The teachers union issued a mandate on New Haven’s leap into embracing school reform by...

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Connecticut Schools Report Card Reveals Black-Latino Graduation Gap

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 02.17.2013 | Home
Read More: New Haven High Schools, Connecticut High School Graduation, Connecticut Schools, Black-Latino Achievement Gap, Black Students, No Child Left Behind, Achievement Gap, Connecticut School Achievement Gap, Latino Students, New Haven Schools, Kermit Carolina, New Haven High School Graduation, New Haven Independent, Connecticut High School Graduation Rates, High School Graduation, Graduation Rates, High School in the Community, Connecticut Student Achievement Gap, High School Graduation Rate, Standardized Testing, New Haven Graduation, Wilbur Cross High School, Nclb, James Hillhouse High School, New Haven Graduation Rates, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Two-thirds of black students, but only half of Hispanics, graduated from Wilbur Cross Hig...

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75 Percent Of Connecticut Town's TFA Recruits Leave Schools

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 12.07.2012 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Tfa, New Haven Teachers, New Haven Teach for America, Young Teachers, Connecticut Schools, Wexler/Grant School, Tfa Connecticut, Tfa New Haven, Teach for America, Connecticut Teachers, New Haven Schools, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Kait moved out. Kate moved in. Same apartment, same job, same mission: To reach kids at o...

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75 Percent Of Connecticut Town's TFA Recruits Leave Schools

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 12.06.2012 | Home
Read More: New Haven Teachers, Tfa, New Haven Independent, New Haven Teach for America, Young Teachers, Wexler/Grant School, Connecticut Schools, Tfa Connecticut, Teach for America, Tfa New Haven, Connecticut Teachers, New Haven Schools, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Kait moved out. Kate moved in. Same apartment, same job, same mission: To reach kids at o...

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District Rejects High School's Democratic Vote To Overturn Dress Code

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 01.12.2013 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Video, High School Dress Code, School Elections, Connecticut Schools, High School in the Community, Turnaround Schools, New Haven Schools, School Dress Code, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. New Haven's superintendent of schools put his foot down on experimentation in New Haven "...

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District Balks At High School's Democratic Vote To Overturn Dress Code

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 01.07.2013 | Home
Read More: Turnaround Schools, New Haven Independent, Video, High School Dress Code, School Elections, Connecticut Schools, New Haven Schools, High School in the Community, School Dress Code, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Students and teachers at a "turnaround" school got a double lesson in democracy: They vot...

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Connecticut Moms Shut Out Of Pre-K Spots Start Montessori Petition

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 01.05.2013 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Video, Early Education, Connecticut Schools, Early Learning, Early Childhood Education, Pre-Kindergarten, Pre-K, Montessori School, Gateway Community College, New Haven Schools, Montessori Method, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Parents who feel shut out of New Haven pre-K spots have proposed a school reform idea of ...

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Students Debate Free Speech: Does The U.S. Constitution Protect Bad Hair Days?

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 12.29.2012 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Video, School Debate, Connecticut Schools, High School in the Community, Turnaround Schools, School Reform, Civics Education, Education Reform, New Haven Schools, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. A week before voters go to the polls, the two opposing campaigns squared off on a questio...

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In Second Year, Teacher Evaluations Ease Out 28 Educators

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 10.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Dave Cicarella, New Haven Teachers, New Haven Independent, Video, Teacher Evaluations, Arne Duncan, Connecticut Schools, Teachers, New Haven Schools, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. NEW HAVEN, CONN. -- Of the 58 teachers flagged as low-performing last academic year, the ...

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Turnaround School Takes History Class To The Streets

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 10.09.2012 | Home
Read More: History Education, New Haven Independent, High School Int He Community, Discover New Haven, School Turnaround, Connecticut Schools, History Courses, Education Reform, New Haven Schools, Turnaround School Teachers Union, History Class, Video, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Students led their teachers out of school, onto a city bus, and to a housing complex they...

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Turnaround School Gives Struggling, 'Misfit' Students A Second Chance

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 11.25.2012 | Home
Read More: Turnaround Schools, New Haven Independent, Video, Teachers, Connecticut Schools, School Turnaround, New Haven Schools, High School in the Community, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Alex Nembhard squeezed the vise grips to break free a rusted bolt on a kid's bicycle, as ...

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In Connecticut Turnaround School, Teens Get To Assign Their Own Homework

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 09.18.2012 | Home
Read More: Turnaround School, New Haven Independent, Homework, Students Assign Own Homework, Video, Connecticut Schools, School Turnaround, High School in the Community, Teachers Union, Teachers, New Haven Schools, New Haven Connecticut, High School Homework, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. Solanlly Canas had to tackle some tough math problems at home—and she had herself to th...

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School Now Run By Teachers, Union, Had Turbulent History

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 09.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Erik Good, New Haven Independent, School Turnaround, Connecticut Schools, School Enrollment, High School in the Community, Turnaround Schools, Students With Special Needs, Education Reform, Teachers, New Haven Schools, Video, Home News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. They set out to invent a new kind of school. They created a national model—then failed ...

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

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 11.04.2012 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Connecticut Schools, Riverside Academy, New Haven, School Cheating, Teachers, Hillhouse High School, Teachers Cheating, Michael Jefferson, New Haven Schools, Reggie Mayo, Kermit Carolina, Video, Home News

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...

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

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 08.21.2012 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Erik Good, Magnet School, Connecticut Schools, School Turnaround, Assembly Line, High School in the Community, Hsc, Turnaround Schools, New Haven, Teachers, School Assembly Line, New Haven Schools, Video, Home News

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...

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Unlikely Academic Overcame Obstacles, Now Helping Struggling Students

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 07.25.2012 | Home
Read More: New Haven Independent, Education, Disadvantaged Students, Patricia Melton, New Haven Promise, Underprivileged Students, Connecticut Schools, New Haven, College Dropouts, High School Dropouts, New Haven Schools, Video, Home News

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...

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Union President Blasts 'Not Credible' Data Dump

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 07.12.2012 | Home
Read More: School Surveys, New Haven Independent, School Data, Ross/Woodward School, David Cicarella, Connecticut Schools, New Haven, Teachers Union, Teachers, Reggie Mayo, New Haven Schools, New Haven Connecticut, New Haven Teachers Union, Video, Home News

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

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