Can anything become too political in Bridgeport, the city that rarely disappoints in its charges and counter charges? As noted here, the Board of Education yanked
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Category: Education
Petition Calls For School Board Member Chris Taylor’s Resignation Following “Body Shaming” Incident Against Pereira
An online petition started by education advocate JoAnn Kennedy is calling on Board of Education member Chris Taylor to resign following a January 28 confrontation with
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Bradley Announces Bill To Increase Minority Teacher Hires
News release from State Senator Dennis Bradley: Today, State Senator Dennis Bradley (D-Bridgeport) announced a bill that will increase minority teacher recruitment and hiring. Senate Bill 462
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“Stay In Our Lane”–School Board Chief Weldon Educates Taylor On Protocol
Board of Education Chairman John Weldon and member Chris Taylor couldn’t be two more contrasting personalities: Weldon thoughtful, genial, linguistic; Taylor large, expressive, pointed, a
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CT Mirror Report: Increase In Minority Teachers Not Keeping Pace With Influx Of Minority Students
From Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror: First the good news: hundreds more minorities have become teachers over the last 10 years following several changes that made
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School Board Votes On Bassick Plan
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Count a majority of the city school board in. They want a brand new Bassick High School too. After
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What Will Dennis Bradley Do?
The City Council agenda for Monday night is lean, but one item of note is the “Budget and Appropriations Committee Report re: Approval of General
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Bassick Scion Urges Preservation Of High School’s Architectural History
E. Webb Bassick IV, oldest survivor of 4 generations of Bassicks with a deep industrial and philanthropic history in Bridgeport, issued this letter to municipal
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