Here we go. From CT Post: The State Board of Education this afternoon voted 5-to-4 to recommend a state takeover of the city of Bridgeport’s
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Historic Vote–Board Of Education Throws In The Towel, Decision Considered For Six Months!
Board of Education letterhead actually proclaims: Expect Great Things. Well, in a move of remarkable greatness, the majority of Board of Education members voted Tuesday night they
Read moreGomes Against State Control
From Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes: GOMES SPEAKS OUT AGAINST PROPOSAL TO HAVE STATE TAKE OVER BRIDGEPORT SCHOOLS Bridgeport Mayoral candidate John Gomes weighed in
Read moreFoster Issues FOI Request, Smells A Secret Deal In State Takeover Of Schools
Was this all a grand plan? Were Mayor Bill Finch and Superintendent of Schools John Ramos winking and nodding privately for state control of the city school system? Democratic
Read moreFoster Says Expel Ramos And Finch
With word that Superintendent of Schools John Ramos and Mayor Bill Finch are throwing in the towel and asking the state to take control of
Read moreRamos And Company Wave White Flag: We Have Reached Point Of No Return … Major Crisis
Joint statement from Mayor Finch, Superintendent of Schools John Ramos and Board of Education President Barbara Bellinger. The BOE will take up the resolution for
Read moreErasing The Board Of Education–Is This An Admission Of Failure? Two BOE Members Blame Ramos
UPDATE: Talk about Fourth of July fireworks, Linda Conner Lambeck reports in the Connecticut Post that Superintendent of Schools John Ramos and Mayor Bill Finch
Read moreKohut’s Cure For Failing Schools
The city’s education system is a mess. Jeff Kohut, independent candidate for mayor, shares his views to fix a broken school system. Equal doses of
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