Results, top four candidates including absentee ballots, Kelleher 2087, Moales 1929, Illingworth 1842, and Bagley 1368. All three Democrats Hernan Illingworth, Jacqueline Kelleher and Ken Moales won seats on the Board of Education in Tuesday’s special election that was ordered by the Connecticut Supreme Court after it overturned state control of city schools. The final [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Joe Borges'
All Three Democrats Win Special Election For School Board–Bagley Swishes Minority Party Slot–First Board Meeting Monday Night
September 5th, 2012 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Tags: Bobby Simmons·Captain's Cove Seaport·Harding High School·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Leticia Colon·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Sauda Baraka·Tom Mulligan
Does The City Charter Prohibit Leticia Colon From Serving On City Council And School Board?
August 29th, 2012 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
From the City Charter: No person while holding office as a member of the city council shall be a member of any of the boards of the city … Let’s reminisce about the future. The two candidates running on the Working Families Party line in Tuesday’s special election for Board of Education, John Bagley and [...]
Tags: Barbara Pouchet·Bill Finch·Bobby Simmons·Carmen Lopez·Evelyn Hayes·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Leticia Colon·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Mark Anastasi·Sauda Baraka·Tom Mulligan·Wayne Hayes
Knock, Knock, Anyone Home? We Need You To Vote–Teachers Endorse Bags, Babs, Kelleher For School Board
August 28th, 2012 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education
A coalition of community interests including clergy, education and social justice is urging Bridgeport voters to turn out for the Sept. 4 special election to fill four Board of Education seats the day after Labor Day. Maybe it’s time to scream from the highest point in the city (Whiskey Hill?) for everyone to step up. Isn’t it [...]
Tags: Anthony Bennett·Barbara Pouchet·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition·Carolyn Vermont·Evelyn Hayes·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Mary Pat Healy·Paul Vallas·Sauda Baraka·Wayne Hayes
One Week Left Until The BOE Special Election–Absentee Ballots Lurking
August 27th, 2012 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, Library, News and Events
One week from Tuesday city voters will fill four Board of Education seats in a special election ordered by the Connecticut Supreme Court after it invalidated state control of city schools. This event is an intriguing appetizer–albeit important to the makeup of the school board–to the general election in November when city voters will decide [...]
Tags: Alma Maya·Barbara Pouchet·Bill Finch·Evelyn Hayes·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Sauda Baraka·Wayne Hayes
School Board Candidates, Minus Two, Share Education Positions
August 23rd, 2012 · 7 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Seven of nine candidates vying for four open seats on a reconstituted city school board fielded questions about testing, security, vouchers and even school lunches at a packed forum Wednesday.
Tags: Barbara Pouchet·Burroughs Community Center·CT Post·Evelyn Hayes·Excel Bridgeport·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Linda Conner Lambeck·Wayne Hayes
Mario Fires Up Absentee Ballot Buffet For School Board Special Election
August 22nd, 2012 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education
Oh baby, this should be something to watch. Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa’s taking no chances with the September 4 special election for Board of Education just two weeks away. Mario’s come out of hibernation to ramp up his absentee ballot operation and this time he plans to visit senior citizen housing centers with bowls [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Barbara Pouchet·Bill Finch·Bobby Simmons·Burroughs Community Center·Ernie Newton·Evelyn Hayes·Excel Bridgeport·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Lydia Martinez·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Sauda Baraka·Wayne Hayes
Special Election Result Provides Opening For Mayor To Win November Charter Question
September 6th, 2012 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education
If there’s opposition to how Mayor Bill Finch has engineered a shakeup of city schools it did not resonate organizationally at the polls in Tuesday’s special election. You can have opposition. You can have organized opposition. They are two different things. In November voters will decide if they want to continue with an elected school [...]
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Tags: Andres Ayala·Barbara Pouchet·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Evelyn Hayes·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Joe Borges·John Bagley·Ken Moales·Mary-Jane Foster·Paul Vallas·Ralph Ford·Rick Torres·Wayne Hayes