Maria Pereira, Bobby Simmons and Sauda Baraka, elected members of the Board of Education, have responded to a request to address the mayoral-empaneled Charter Revision Commission
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The Mayor’s New Voter Outreach
Three weeks from today (Monday), Mayor Bill Finch will present his proposed budget to the City Council that will likely include a tax increase. The
Read morePelto: ‘Elected BOE Faces Almost Certain Death’
Jonathan Pelto, Connecticut political analyst, weighs in with his take on the state of city schools courtesy of his site jonathanpelto.com: Returning from the “dead” – Bridgeport’s
Read moreWill Reshaping Education Become Finch’s Legacy?
Every mayor has a legacy, good, bad or indifferent. Mayor Bill Finch is acting like a pol who will have no problem embracing school reform
Read morePattis Predicts More Legal Fireworks Over School Issue
Norm Pattis, the attorney for elected school board members Maria Pereira and Bobby Simmons, provides an update on potential court maneuvers regarding the scheduling of
Read moreEducation Rally To The Max
Thanks to our friends at www.myleftnutmeg.com for this video from the Monday afternoon rally outside City Hall urging a special election for four open Board
Read moreEd Takeover Opponents Schedule Rally–Mayor Asks Business Community To Organize Counter Rally
Supporters of the Connecticut Supreme Court decision ordering a special election for four school board seats are organizing a rally for Wednesday in Hartford, among
Read moreMalloy Gets Dose Of Maria Pereira At Education Forum
Elected Board of Education member Maria Pereira isn’t bashful about sharing opinions. Waiting to retake her seat as courts sort out a special election, she
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