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Entries Tagged as 'John Ramos'

Ramos, Canned By BOE, To Receive Large Payout–He’ll Stay On To End Of Year

October 13th, 2011 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education

The revamped, state-controlled Board of Education said vamos Ramos Wednesday night. John Ramos fell on the sword when the schools chief worked behind the scenes to encourage state control of the city school system. For the past two years he did not scream and yell for more city funding for the district he supervised and so many had [...]

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Is It Vamos Ramos? Fabs Says He’s Not In The Running For School Chief

October 12th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education

The revamped Bridgeport Board of Education meets at 5:30 today to discuss Superintendent of Schools John Ramos’ employment future. Ramos throwing in the towel by urging the state to control city schools raised widespread speculation about his future as education chief. How could he stay while board members voted to terminate themselves? If Ramos is replaced former [...]

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Groundbreaking For Magnet School

September 24th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education

What a crew! Officials gathered Saturday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for the state’s largest school building project–the $125 million, 1,500 seat Fairchild Wheeler Multi Magnet High School. Taking the first shovelful of dirt are, from left, Congressman Jim Himes, State Rep. Auden Grogins, State Sen. Anthony Musto, Bridgeport City Council President Tom McCarthy, Joan [...]

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Foster Smacks Finch On Columbus PCB Discovery

September 19th, 2011 · 12 Comments · City Politics, Education

From the Foster campaign: Responding to the crisis involving polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) at Columbus School, Democratic candidate for mayor of Bridgeport Mary-Jane Foster denounced Mayor Finch and Superintendent Ramos’s failed leadership and management abilities.

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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 [...]

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Foster Claims Finch Truant On School FOI Request

August 17th, 2011 · 30 Comments · City Politics, Education

From Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster: Finch Administration Refuses to Provide BOE Takeover Docs Requested Under FOI; Foster Asks State to Order Mayor to Comply Today Mary-Jane Foster, Democratic candidate for mayor of Bridgeport, filed a complaint with the State of Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission regarding the Finch administration’s refusal to provide documents requested [...]

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A Sobering Take On The BOE Takeover–’Selling Dreams To A Desperate People’

August 17th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education

Glover “Sonny” Gardner has commented on numerous city issues for many years. He grew up in the PT Barnum Housing Complex and has lived in the North End for the past 30 years. He is a Vietnam veteran that was part of the ‘can’t vote, but can be drafted.’ He shares his assessment on state control of [...]

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