Parents affiliated with the Parent Advisory Council have planned a rally today at 5:30 p.m. at the Aquaculture School, 60 Stephens Road, to protest the Montessori charter school application, claiming it will drain funds from public school interests. A public hearing on the application is scheduled for 6 p.m. according to the Board of Education [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Education'
Parent Leaders To Protest Charter School Proposal
May 20th, 2013 · 15 Comments · Education, News and Events
Tags: CT Post·Excel Bridgeport
Pelto Pelts School Board Leader’s Daycare Connection
May 16th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Education, News and Events
Jonathan Pelto, www.jonathanpelto.com continues his series of articles asserting conflicts of interest involving Board of Education President Ken Moales. From Pelto: The last agenda item at this week’s Bridgeport Board of Education meeting was entitled “School Readiness Grant Program, Priority School Districts, July 2013 – June 2014.” According to the agenda and board packet, the [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Jonathan Pelto·Ken Moales·Maria Pereira
Pelto, Lopez Double Team Moales’ Property Issues
May 13th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Education, News and Events
I am Carmen … hear me roar! Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez shares a by line with Jonathan Pelto www.jonathanpelto.com in an examination of property issues and potential conflicts of interest involving Board of Education President Ken Moales. Lopez, aligned with members of Connecticut’s Working Families Party that controls four of nine votes on the [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Jonathan Pelto·Ken Moales·Paul Vallas·Sandra Kase
Janet Gomes Wins PAC Election, Working Families Party Accuses Excel Bridgeport Of Smear Campaign
May 8th, 2013 · 22 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events
Janet Gomes, wife of 2011 mayoral candidate John Gomes, won the Parent Advisory Election on Wednesday. Update from CT Post reporter Linda Conner Lambeck: Janet Gomes, a Thomas Hooker parent, won a three-way race for president of the District Parent Advisory Council Wednesday in a controversial re-do election in which the votes of parents whose [...]
Tags: CT Post·Excel Bridgeport·Jessica Martinez·John Gomes·Linda Conner Lambeck·Maria Pereira
Testy Election For Parent Advisory Council
May 8th, 2013 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
City elections rarely disappoint for controversy, whether for mayor, city council, school board and the one taking place today for the Parent Advisory Council at the Education Center, 900 Boston Avenue. Once again forces aligned with Connecticut’s Working Families Party that controls four of nine votes on the Board of Education and the education reform [...]
Inspiration Awards For Excellence In Education
May 8th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Education, News and Events
The Bridgeport Public Education Fund and Fairfield County Community Foundation today at the Holiday Inn will present the annual Inspiration Awards to city educators for excellence in education. Anita Gliniecki, president of Housatonic Community College, will receive the Elizabeth M. Pfriem Award in honor of one of the founders of the Bridgeport Public Education Fund, [...]
Budget Battle–Is There An Appetite To Cut? If So, What?
May 9th, 2013 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Cops, Education
The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee is examining each department budget for potential cuts as the days wind down to vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s $520 million spending plan that calls for a $400 tax increase for the average homeowner. Wednesday night council members debated a haircut for the mayor’s budget but moved on at [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Tom McCarthy·Tom Sherwood