Paul Vallas now runs the day-to-day operations of the Bridgeport school system. He knows something about managing urban schools. He did that in Philadelphia, Chicago and New Orleans.
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New School Super Shares Mission
Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas who’s officially on the job this week issued this introductory letter to school system stakeholders: Greetings! I hope all of
Read moreTime For 2012 Prognostication
Okay OIB friends, what’s in your crystal ball for 2012? Are we really living in Zombie Land, as ex-City Councilman big Mojo Ralph Mojica suggests?
Read morePay Raises, Charter Revision On Ordinance Committee Agenda
Several interesting items on the agenda of tonight’s City Council Ordinance Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in the Wheeler Room at City Hall, including Mayor Bill Finch’s proposal
Read morePrivate Donors For City Education
Baby, keep that moolah coming! Dramatic change in the structure of the city’s school system suggests private donors are more willing to get involved, according
Read moreAre You Dizzy From The Dramatic School Changes?
A vanquished elected Board of Education, replaced by a state-appointed school board, resignation of Superintendent John Ramos followed by the appointment of accomplished school administrators Paul Vallas and Sandra
Read moreSandra’s On The Kase
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Bridgeport is Sandra Kase’s second chance to work with Paul Vallas and this time she didn’t say no. The
Read morePaul Vallas: ‘Decades Of Experience In School Finance and Turnaround Success’–Challenged Blagojevich For Governor
A number of articles, many of them positive, pop up in an Internet search of Paul Vallas, the new Acting Superintendent of Schools. He has navigated thorny political
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