In a commentary that also appears in Education Connecticut, newly elected Board of Education member Jessica Martinez shares why she ran and what she hopes to accomplish. Today, I am extremely honored to announce that I have been elected to the Bridgeport Board of Education. I am eager for the opportunity to represent all parents and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Jessica Martinez'
Martinez: Shatter Inequality In City Schools
November 16th, 2017 · 19 Comments · Education, News and Events
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Winners By The Numbers
November 8th, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
The winners via The Connecticut Secretary of the State public reporting web page. Winners in bold follow:
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Cecil Young·Chaila Robinson·Chris Taylor·Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez·Enrique "Rick" Torres·Ernie Newton·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jack Banta·James Carbone·Jessica Martinez·Joe Sokolovic·John Weldon·Karen Jackson·Kyle Langan·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mary McBride-Lee·Michael Giannotti·Michelle Lyons·Mike Garrett·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Ras Omari·Sarah Lewis·Shavonne Davis·Wanda Simmons
School Board Candidate Forum Nov. 5
October 26th, 2017 · 1 Comment · City Politics, Education, News and Events
School board forum Nov. 5, 4 to 6 p.m. at Islamic Community Center, State Street and Park Avenue. From the League of Women Voters: The Bridgeport Board of Education will be dramatically changed by the Nov. 7 municipal election. Voters will blow away most of the current Board, who chose not to seek re-election, and […]
Tags: Ben Walker·Chaila Robinson·Chris Taylor·Dennis Bradley·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jessica Martinez·Joe Ganim·Joe Sokolovic·John Weldon·Maria Pereira·Shavonne Davis
Your Election Day Ballot, Plus: A Library Question
October 23rd, 2017 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Education, Library, News and Events
Two weeks from the Nov. 7 general election. Here’s how the ballot lines up.
Tags: Ben Walker·Chaila Robinson·Chris Taylor·Dennis Bradley·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jessica Martinez·Joe Ganim·Joe Sokolovic·John Weldon·Kevin McSpirit·Maria Pereira·Shavonne Davis
Crickets: Absentee Ballots For General Election
October 20th, 2017 · 36 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education
Ya gotta love city political operatives’ absentee ballot machinations. Apples to apples at this point during hotly contested September Democratic primaries for City Council more than 1,000 absentee ballot requests citywide were made to the Town Clerk’s Office. What is it now for a general election where an additional 20,000 voters may participate? Just over […]
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Oh Boy, Here It Comes: School Board Standoff Between Jessica And Maria
November 13th, 2017 · 80 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Strap in. No, hunker down. No, bring along a makeshift bunker. The fireworks on the newly minted Board of Education that convenes in December will be ear-splittingly pyrotechnic. Jessica Martinez’s election to the school board sets up a fiery antithetical policy standoff with Maria Pereira of pro- and anti-charter school competitors. Both don’t give an […]
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