Janet Gomes, wife of 2011 mayoral candidate John Gomes, won the Parent Advisory Election on Wednesday. Update from CT Post reporter Linda Conner Lambeck: Janet Gomes, a Thomas Hooker parent, won a three-way race for president of the District Parent Advisory Council Wednesday in a controversial re-do election in which the votes of parents whose [...]
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Janet Gomes Wins PAC Election, Working Families Party Accuses Excel Bridgeport Of Smear Campaign
May 8th, 2013 · 22 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events
Tags: CT Post·Excel Bridgeport·Jessica Martinez·John Gomes·Linda Conner Lambeck·Maria Pereira
Butler Business School Shuts Down
January 1st, 2013 · 2 Comments · Education, News and Events
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Butler Business School and two sister schools in the state have closed without warning, leaving as many as 1,200 students saddled with more than $20,000 in loans each and without the diploma that would enable them to start paying off their debt.
Vallas Creates Military Academy, First Responders School
December 9th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Education, News and Events
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Steven Ramos, 13, wants to be an FBI agent. The district’s planned Bridgeport Military Academy is the answer to this eighth-grader’s dreams. Along with the three multi-magnet science high schools that have been in the works for nearly a decade, the concept for the academy, which is also being [...]
Tags: CT Post·Linda Conner Lambeck·Paul Vallas·University of Bridgeport
Lopez Questions Leticia Colon’s Service On School Board
September 10th, 2012 · 11 Comments · City Council, Education
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez, a stinging critic of state takeover of city schools, questions the legal status of Board of Eduction member Leticia Colon’s right to serve. See her commentary below: BRIDGEPORT’S DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL TAKE OFFICE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. THE QUESTION IS, ARE THERE 8 MEMBERS OR 9?
Tags: Carmen Lopez·CT Post·Leticia Colon·Linda Conner Lambeck
Vallas Puts College Plan Into Action
August 27th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Education, News and Events
Shortly after Paul Vallas took over as school chief in January he announced a plan to build relationships between area colleges and universities to assist high school students in their transition to higher learning. Former Mayor John Fabrizi is heading up this effort that is underway with Housatonic Community College, University of Bridgeport, Fairfield University [...]
Tags: CT Post·Harding High School·Housatonic Community College·John Fabrizi·Linda Conner Lambeck·Paul Vallas·Sacred Heart University·University of Bridgeport