Jessica Martinez, the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s moratorium on magnet and charter schools, says she will be a Democratic candidate
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Poll Backs Court Decision Revamping Ed Funding Formula For Cities
News release from Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now: The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN) today released the results of a public opinion poll conducted
Read moreMayoral Candidates Air Education Issues In Church
Five mayoral candidates including incumbent Bill Finch sans his Democratic primary opponents Joe Ganim and Mary-Jane Foster addressed education issues at a one-hour forum Thursday
Read moreMayoral Forum To Focus On Education–Finch In, Ganim And Foster Out
UPDATE: A mayoral forum hosted by the faith-based group FaithActs for Education featuring supporters of charter schools and several local clergy members will focus on
Read morePereira Recalls State Takeover Of Schools Overturned By Supreme Court
Maria Pereira was an elected member of the Board of Education four years ago when a majority of the body voted to throw in the
Read more‘Burning The Bridge To Save It’–Repentant Reformer Talks Education
Jorge Cabrera whose recent buyer’s remorse essay excoriated the charter school reform movement shared some additional thoughts with public education advocate Jennifer Berkshire who hosts
Read moreTwo-Year Moratorium On Charter Schools Rejected
Bridgeport is often at the center of debate over publicly funded charter schools that run independent of traditional neighborhood schools. Opponents to charter schools argue
Read moreFaith-Based Education Group To Launch First Public Meeting
A new education advocacy group FaithActs for Education, featuring supporters of charter schools and several local clergy members, kicked off its plan Monday to “educate,
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