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Hamden Public Schools and segregated classrooms, five years later

Church Street School is one of the most segregated elementary schools in Hamden. (Ethan Hurwitz/HQNN)

For the full version adapted with multimedia click here When Tarah Pawloski moved to Hamden in 2017, she wanted to find the best school for her two young children. She hoped to send her kids to a place with diversity, both racially and socio-economically. “I went to a high school that was all white and…

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Hamden students late for school amid bus delays, paving projects

Some Hamden public school students have been consistently late to class since the start of the academic year because of transportation delays. (Zoe Leone/HQNN)

Some Hamden public school students are getting to class late because of a new bus schedule and issues with the town’s transportation system, First Student. During this time, Hamden is also in the process of paving 35 streets throughout the town.

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Staffing shortages in Hamden schools pose teacher burnout, safety concerns

A nationwide survey of over 4,000 pre-K-12 teachers revealed 80% of the participants considered leaving teaching before the 2022-23 academic year due to burnout, according to AdoptAClassroom.org (Dan Passapera/HQNN)

Elizabeth Marini started her career at Hamden High School 16 years ago in the English Language Arts Department as a 10th-grade English teacher. She adopted the role as a literacy specialist in 2016, now having to balance both jobs amidst a staffing shortage in the district.  “I feel like at a moment’s notice, I have…