City and state officials including Governor Ned Lamont will announce today a repurposed University of Bridgeport backed by a confluence of higher education institutions Goodwin
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Category: Education
Lamont Announces $111 Million In Coronavirus Federal Relief Aid For CT Public Schools, $9.1 Million For Bridgeport
See related story from CT Post: For the perpetually cash-starved Bridgeport school district, it will mean $9.1 million, which Marlene Siegel, the district’s chief financial
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Education Group Presses Testani For Distance Learning Support
The education advocacy group FaithActs for Education conducted a virtual meeting today (Monday) with Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Michael Testani to demand the district provide direct distance
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Testani Announces Plan For High School Graduations in July, Ganim Issues Order To Expedite Outdoor Dining
Superintendent of Schools Mike Testani announced on Mayor Joe Ganim’s Friday update that high school graduations will take place in early July. He added that
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Public School Classes Closed For Rest Of Academic Year
From Governor Ned Lamont: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he is ordering in-person classes at all K-12 public
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Should Schools Reopen? Teacher Union Voice: Not Without Proper Safety Protocols
Jeff Leake, president of the Connecticut Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union, writes in this commentary “What’s even more vital to the process of
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Budget Committee Juggles Tax Cut With Money Boost For Schools
Thursday night is the public’s last chance to speak about Mayor Joe Ganim’s $572 million spending plan for the budget year starting July 1 under review by
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In Response To Pandemic, Education Advocacy Group Launches Gift Card Program
News release: FaithActs for Education today announced a $220,000 effort to provide direct relief–including supermarket gift cards to families and grants to churches–to help alleviate
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