This Thursday April 18 at 6 pm the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee will host a public hearing on Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed spending
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Category: Education
Wanted: A Libertarian For School Board
Maybe the second time around will be a fit for city resident LaMar Kennedy. The Waterbury special education teacher was passed over last month to fill
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Lamont, Dalio $100 Million Public-Private Partnership Focuses On Education, Economic Opportunity For Urban Areas
Governor Ned Lamont on Friday was joined by philanthropists Ray and Barbara Dalio to announce a public-private partnership that they say will provide education and
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Angry Parent Shouts At Pereira During School Board Meeting For Comments Involving Son
Do words matter? They do for Albert Benejan, a city school parent offended by comments Board of Education member Maria Pereira made involving his son–that he
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Weldon: Walker School Board Resignation A Temper Tantrum
Board of Education Chairman John Weldon writes in response to Ben Walker’s resignation that “he became upset by a change of the rules, threw a
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Ben Walker: Why I Resigned From The School Board
From former Board of Education member Ben Walker: I recently resigned from the Bridgeport Board of Education. My resignation was the result of the leadership
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No April Fools’ Joke, School Chief Aresta Johnson Leaving District–Why?
WHY? Political fatigue? CT Post education reporter Linda Conner Lambeck shares her take here.
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Preserving The Bassick Name And School
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: While the $115 million Bassick High School replacement project inches forward, members of the family the school is named
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