UPDATE: Still no official word from Democratic Register of Voters Sandi Ayala regarding ballot certification for Mary-Jane Foster and her slate of candidates for the September 13 primary for mayor.
Entries Tagged as 'George Coleman'
Coviello Withdraws Name From School Board Race To Rectify Candidate Excess–A Moot Point?
August 19th, 2011 · 9 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events
Tags: Charlie Coviello·CT Post·George Coleman·Mary-Jane Foster·Santa Ayala
Newest School Board Appointment Supports Finch
August 16th, 2011 · 34 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
Hernan Illingworth, a supporter of Mayor Bill Finch, is the seventh appointment made by acting State Education Commissioner George Coleman to the state-controlled school oversight board. He is the outgoing president of the Parent Advisory Council. Illingworth is the second Finch campaign supporter Coleman has named to the board. Finch’s campaign treasurer Kenneth Moales is also a member. […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·George Coleman·Housatonic Community College·Linda Conner Lambeck
Carmen Lopez Says The Latino Outrage Is Misplaced
August 11th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
If you’re ever involved in verbal warfare you want former Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez on your side. In her latest commentary over the blowtorching of the Bridgeport Board of Education Lopez addresses what some in the community say is acting State Education Commissioner George Coleman’s snub for failing to appoint a Latino to his new school-control panel. Coleman […]
Tags: Bridgeport Hospital·Carmen Lopez·CT Post·General Electric·George Coleman·Sacred Heart University
Dude Doesn’t Even Live In The State!
August 9th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Education, News and Events
Acting State Education Commissioner George Coleman appointed a New York state resident to serve on the state-controlled city Board of Education. CT Post columnist MariAn Gail Brown writes … What gives!
Message From Pastor Bennett: Wake Up!
August 27th, 2011 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
Anthony Bennett, senior pastor of Mount Aery Baptist Church, weighs in on the state takeover of city schools with an enlightening commentary about the disenfranchisement of voters. From Pastor Bennett: From my faith tradition, there is an often quoted phrase that says “you better use it or lose it.” The point of this phrase was […]
[Read more →]
Tags: Anthony Bennett·Barbara Bellinger·Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·CT Post·George Coleman·John Ramos