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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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'John Ramos'
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
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 [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Don Clemons·Jim Himes·John Ramos·Tom McCarthy
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.
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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