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
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Private 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
Read morePaul Vallas, Interim City Ed Chief
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Paul G. Vallas, an education reformer who has led some of the nation’s most troubled school systems, including the
Read moreMayor Seeks Charter Revision Commission With Education Focus–Gaudett, Rooney Contracts Approved
Three weeks into a new four-year term, Mayor Bill Finch is forming a Charter Revision Commission designed to modernize an antiquated City Charter and examine
Read moreMalloy’s Education Reform
With the start of a new legislative session a few weeks away, Governor Malloy says education reform will be the focus. From the governor: (HARTFORD,
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