A week after announcing bad news regarding the city’s child poverty rate, the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition will host the Bridgeport Children’s Issues Dialogue 2012,
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Bridgeport Child Advocacy Report Highlights Spike In Number Of City Children Living In Poverty
The Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition on Tuesday issued its 2012 State of the Child in Bridgeport that reveals “children in Bridgeport living below the federal
Read moreThe Power Of Organized Opposition And A Large Voter Turnout Defeat Ballot Question
What did we learn from the defeat of the education ballot question? The traditional Democratic Party apparatus, even well financed, is vulnerable to defeat in
Read moreHistoric Spending To Influence Charter Question–The Fight To Control School Board
The Town of Bridgeport was incorporated in 1821. The City of Bridgeport incorporated in 1836. At no time in the history of Connecticut’s most populous
Read moreBridgeport Parents: Why I’m Voting Yes On Charter Question–Megabucks Spent On Ballot Effort
The education reform group Excel Bridgeport www.excelbridgeport.com has released its latest video featuring several city parents in support of a yes vote for the Nov.
Read moreVote No, Vote Yes, Vote No, Vote Yes–The Schizo Dueling Headquarters For Battle Over School Board Question
As if city pols aren’t paranoid enough! The forces powering the messages that will determine if school board members remain elected by voters or selected
Read moreFinch Channels Parents: ‘Maybe My Kid Would Be Better In This School’–The Case For A Charter Yes Vote
The political action committee Residents For A Better Bridgeport has produced three new videos that makes the case to voters, if you want to continue
Read moreHere Rhee Come! Kevin Johnson To Visit City For Education Forum–Students First Enters Ballot Question
Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, CA and husband of education reform advocate Michelle Rhee, will visit Bridgeport on Sunday as Mayor Bill Finch amps up
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