On the 2018 campaign trail, Ned Lamont promised Bridgeport a lot of goodies: fully funding education, fully funding payments in lieu of taxes to reduce
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Category: Education
Field Of Dreams Scholarship Fund To Benefit Bridgeport Students
For ticket info see here. The mission of the Bridgeport Field of Dreams Foundation is to support Bridgeport public school athletes’ abilities to participate and
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Education Advocacy Group Presses Ganim For More School Funding
FaithActs for Education founder Pastor William McCullough on Thursday delivered a letter to Mayor Joe Ganim reminding him of “promises he made at FaithActs’ Nov.
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Friday Night Live After-School Activities Comes To Harding
News release from Mayor’s Office: Mayor Ganim joined Superintendent Michael Testani along with Youth Services Director Tammy Papa, and Assistant CAO Herron Gaston to announce
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Education Advocate Urges State Legislators To Close “Justice Deficit” For Students
Jamilah Prince-Stewart, executive director of FaithActs For Education, testified before the legislature’s Appropriations Committee this week about what she describes a “justice deficit” in public
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Testani Sets Budget Workshops For Schools
School chief Michael Testani has scheduled three budget workshops to discuss the district’s spending plan that begins July 1 for 20,000 students. The budget proposed
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Say It Ain’t So, Joe–School Board Member Sokolovic, With Mighty Attendance Record, Stripped Of Chairmanships
He has the strongest attendance record of all the veteran members on the school board, but Joe Sokolovic has been stripped of two committee chairmanships
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Big Haul For Chief Perez, Leads List Of Top Municipal Wage Earners For 2019
Police Chief Armando Perez hauled in $461,061, leading the list of top 100 municipal wage earners for 2019. The bulk of the compensation comes from
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