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Maya McFadden

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New Haven
As seen in: New Haven Independent, Meriden Record Journal, EIN News, NewsBreak, The Connecticut Mirror, WLOX-TV (Biloxi, MS), WLBT-TV (Jackson, MS), CT News Junkie, Jewish Ledger, The Inner-City News, Kappan
Covers:  Community, education, activism, social justice.

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Maya McFadden’s Biography

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Community journalist with an interest in covering education, social justice, grassroots leadership, and neighborhood stewardship.

Maya McFadden’s Journalist Portfolio

Scrappy local outlet shows how to excel at in-school reporting

Scrappy local outlet shows how to excel at in-school reporting

New Haven Independent reporters show how detailed, community-based education reporting can still be done even…

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A Journalist Returns to Cover Her Community

A Journalist Returns to Cover Her Community

Maya McFadden '19 was hired by her hometown newspaper, the New Haven Independent, only days after graduating …

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Student Success Stories

Student Success Stories

Gateway Community College honors alumni Maya McFadden.

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Articles

School Board OKs Snow-Removal Contracts; Downer Presses For In-House Pilot

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By Maya McFadden Verified
| The Inner-City News
by Maya McFadden Whyte: We need a director of facilities to conduct a pilot. While New Haven’s school board approved spending $900,000 on snow and ice removal contracts for this school year, Board of Education member Andrea Downer urged the district to conduct a small pilot program of in-house facilities staff in an effort to improve performance and cut costs. Some of her fellow board members expressed their support for the idea of a pilot, as did school district leaders.
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School Board OKs Snow-Removal Contracts; Downer Presses For In-House Pilot

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By Maya McFadden Verified
| New Haven Independent Verified
Whyte: We need a director of facilities to conduct a pilot. While New Haven’s school board approved spending $900,000 on snow and ice removal contracts for this school year, Board of Education member Andrea Downer urged the district to conduct a small pilot program of in-house facilities staff in an effort to improve performance and cut costs. Some of her fellow board members expressed their support for the idea of a pilot, as did school district leaders.
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Pilates Studio Founder Plots Move Indoors

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By Maya McFadden Verified
| New Haven Independent Verified
Rooftop pilates at The Whit. Julia Stepien has spent months teaching pilates classes on the roof of a new luxury apartment building in Wooster Square. Now, she’s preparing to bring those classes inside that same building — into a permanent home on the ground floor. That journey is underway for the soon to open House of Pilates, a membership-based health studio that Stepien is building out in a vacant commercial space at 630 Chapel St., the luxury apartment complex known as The Whit.
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Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2020 - Breaking News-Hyperlocal

First place award for Breaking News-Hyperlocal: 5,000 March For Social Justice

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