The Charter Revision Commission will conduct a public hearing Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 45 Lyon Terrace. What’s on your mind? The panel
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Is Paul Vallas The Goods?
Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas seems to be everywhere these days presenting school reforms, sharing his vision for education, meeting with parents, students, teachers and business interests. More
Read moreFinch: City Will Increase Investment In School Reform
Emphasizing school improvement and job creation Mayor Bill Finch issued his annual address to the Bridgeport business community Wednesday afternoon reasserting the need for mayoral
Read moreElected School Board Members: Charter Commission A Dog And Pony Show
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
Read moreThe 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
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