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Maya McFadden

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
36
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Maya McFadden

    Youth-Focused Gun Violence Convo Spotlights Social Media, Parents - New Haven Independent (opens the original)

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    When Hill Regional Career High School junior Ma’kenzie Parker lost two friends to gun violence less than a year apart, she wished she had more counseling support and guidance for dealing with grief in school. When Hillhouse High School senior Dionte Smallwood goes home every day, he wishes parents like his didn’t have to work long hours and multiple jobs to provide for their families. He believes children need more time at home with their parents — and less time on their phones — to learn emotio

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Maya McFadden

    Math, Reading, Collaboration, Independence: One Morning In A First-Grade Classroom - New Haven Independent (opens the original)

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    Nathan Hale first grader Januel held out eight fingers, then carefully counted three down. With five fingers remaining, he picked up his pencil and wrote that answer on the math worksheet in front of him. That was the scene on a recent Wednesday morning in the first-grade classroom of Nathan Hale teacher Briana Amodio. It was around 9:30 a.m. when Januel and his classmates put their addition and subtraction skills to the test. “If there are eight frogs and three hop away, how many are left?” rea

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Maya McFadden

    NHPS Eyes Free Swim Lessons For Third Graders - New Haven Independent (opens the original)

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    Starting as soon as Oct. 6, New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) plans to offer free swim lessons for third graders thanks to a grant recently secured by the district’s athletics director, Erik Patchkofsky. Patchkofsky presented that plan and an associated no-cost agreement to the Board of Education’s Finance & Operations Committee (F&O) on Monday during the committee’s latest Zoom meeting. The proposed agreement is with Asphalt Green, which will provide a $250,595 grant to NHPS to build out this new

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Maya McFadden

    $343K Change Order Advances For Conte School Pool Repairs - New Haven Independent (opens the original)

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    New Haven’s school board thought it was nearing the finish line on repairs to Conte West Hills School’s long-shuttered pool. Instead, it learned last week that getting the pool back online will require another $343,847 — more than doubling the cost of the original repair contract. The additional work, recommended last Tuesday by the Board of Education Finance & Operations committee, would bring the total cost of the pool’s mechanical repairs to $594,034. District leaders said in recent months th

  5. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Maya McFadden

    New NHPS Facilities Director Leaves Role - New Haven Independent (opens the original)

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    Two days after stepping into the post of director of facilities for New Haven Public Schools (NHPS), Dennis Tondalo left that job and returned to his previous role as building manager for Conte West Hills School. NHPS spokesperson Justin Harmon confirmed that news in an email comment on Thursday. “The incumbent returned to his former position on August 27,” Harmon wrote about Tondalo. “He does not wish to comment on his decision.” The end of Tondalo’s brief tenure as NHPS director of facilities

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