By Shari L. Shapiro, Executive Director, Kids In Crisis At recess, one child stood on the edge of the playground, watching the others run, climb,
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Category: Education
Watch: Education Advocates Protest Lamont’s Bridgeport School Funding
Board of Education member Joe Sokolovic, up for reelection this year, was joined by peer Willie Medina and members of the Bridgeport Generation Now civic
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Watch: Ribbon Cutting For New Bassick High School – Ed Staff Convocation Wednesday At The Amp, Lamont Confirmed
Video from school board member Joe Sokolovic: From Bridgeport Public Schools: Bridgeport Public Schools will host its annual Convocation at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
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Ribbon Cutting Set For New Bassick High School
Mayor Joe Ganim and Superintendent of Schools Royce Avery Tuesday afternoon will be joined by various city and state officials to cut the ribbon for
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Children’s Advocacy Group Files Complaint With State, Charging Local Schools Violated Students’ Rights
A children’s advocacy organization has filed a complaint with Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker asserting local schools have “engaged in widespread violations of the rights
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State-Hired Auditing Firm: Manipulation Of Education Budgets Fault Of Local School Board For Failed Oversight
The accounting firm hired by the State Board of Education to conduct a forensic audit of the local district’s bleeding budgets has concluded “manipulation of
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Dems Endorse Three Candidates For School Board, Black Rock City Council Incumbents Opt Out
In a quiet and quick night at the Margaret Morton Government Center, the 90-member Democratic Town Committee endorsed three candidates for Board of Education, ex
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Services Under One Roof – City And State Green Light Building Special Education Center
While a new Bassick High School in the South End along the University of Bridgeport campus is expected to open this coming school year, the
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