News release from Superintendent of Schools Michael Testani: Central High School has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female
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Category: Education
Watch: Residents, Students Speak Against Cancellation Of High School Hoops, Testani: I Don’t Feel Comfortable Putting A Child At Risk
The Board of Education Monday night backed Superintendent of Schools Michael Testani’s decision to cancel the high school basketball season, citing the public health emergency.
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Some Tranquility–Life On School Board Post Pereira, Members Weigh In
It was noisy. It was acrimonious. It was inflammatory. On some nights a plain old food fight. While sometimes entertaining, it was often exhausting for
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What’s In A Name? Take Your Pick Christopher Columbus Or Vasco da Gama–Where Does The Character Test End?
School board member Joe Sokolovic is leading the charge to retitle Columbus School named after the Italian explorer whose colonization has come under fire including
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Forum Examines Connecticut’s “Racist And Classist” Education Funding Formula–Property Tax Reform A Solution
Forget the studies and task forces about equitable public school funding. We don’t need them to tell us what we already know, says Iona Smith Nze,
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Lamont: Connecticut First State In Nation To Require Courses On Black And Latino Studies
From Governor Ned Lamont: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut has become the first state in the nation to require all high schools in
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Weldon Renamed School Board Chair–Bridgeport Ed District To ‘Burbs: Show Us The Money
Could the Board of Education be entering a period of détente? For the past decade a revolving door of chairs, superintendents and blistering battles among
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Sacred Heart Establishes Partnership To Diversify Brewing Industry, Scholarships For Black Students
From Sacred Heart University: Sacred Heart University and New England Brewing Co. (NEBCO)–one of the state’s original craft breweries–have established a scholarship for Black students
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