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To promote the Elm City’s college-going culture, nearly 200 parents enrolled in “Parent University,” a semiannual program intended to increase parents’ involvement in their children’s education.
Local parent Kimberly Streater was among the hundreds of parents who attended the New Haven Public Schools’ Parent University Saturday.
Streater attended a workshop on dealing with bullying, as she said some of her children have been victimized. According to Streater, when a student threatened to punch her daughter, school administration stepped in to address it right away, and there were no more incidents.
A few years ago, United Way adopted the motto “Live United.” It’s our call to action: We are a stronger community when we work together for the benefit of all.
It isn’t often these days that you hear this ideal espoused by our political leaders. So, I was particularly pleased when I stayed up late Election Night to hear the president’s speech.
It had been a long night and President Barack Obama took the stage at well past 1 a.m. Nonetheless, my ears perked up about midway through.
New Haven's first Parent University, which took place at Gateway Community College Nov. 3, gets well-deserved national praise for a great parent turnout. This article, published on Education Week's website on Nov. 13, reports on "Parent University," and examines what made it such a success.
First Niagara Bank was recognized Nov. 9, 2012 as United Way's 2012 Corporate Community Champion. Learn more in this New Haven Independent coverage of the award ceremony.
This article was written by United Way's Cara Rosner and was published Nov. 5, 2012 in the New Haven Independent.
Parent University aims to increase parents' involvement in their children's edcuation, a main goal of United Way's Boost! program and the New Haven School Change Initiative. Read more in this article, published Nov. 9, 2012, about the inaugural event.
The inaugural Parent University recently took place at Gateway Community College in New Haven. Here is the New Haven Register's coverage of the event, which drew about 200 parents.
WTNH News 8 published story and video on October 9, 2012.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- New Haven city and school leaders will be working to get the word about about some services for kids in the Elm City.
New Haven Register article published October 9, 2012 by Shahid Abdul-Karim.
NEW HAVEN — City, school and nonprofit leaders gathered at John Martinez School Tuesday as part of an effort to educate parents about all the services available to help students succeed and go to college.
Volunteers will canvass on Saturday and visit students in Fair Haven and the Hill sections of the city and talk to their families about Boost! partnership and the New Haven Promise scholarship program.
