Superintendent of Schools Michael Testani writes, in a commentary that also appears in the Connecticut Post, “the Welcome Back Bridgeport Plan is proof positive that
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Category: Education
What Teachers Want To Reopen Schools
From Connecticut Education Association While Connecticut educators want schools to reopen, they want to reopen safely. — They strongly oppose reopening at full capacity where it would undermine
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“In This Abnormal Year” It’s Time To Step Up For City Students
Bridgeport resident Tressa Pankovits is associate director of Reinventing America’s Schools project at Progressive Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. She writes in this commentary that
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Parents Encouraged To Provide Survey Input In Advance Of School Year
Superintendent of Schools Mike Testani is urging parents/guardians to fill out a survey as a resource in anticipation of the fall reopening. 0
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Faith Group Demands City And State Leaders “End System That Fails Black And Brown Children.”
News release from FaithActs for Education: FaithActs for Education, joined by other social justice advocates, this week released its “People’s Plan for Education,” a direct,
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UB Campus To House New Bassick High School
See Video from news conference above News release from city: This afternoon Mayor Ganim joined Superintendent Testani, BPS Board of Education and School Building Committee
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College Consortium Proposed To Back University Of Bridgeport
City and state officials including Governor Ned Lamont will announce today a repurposed University of Bridgeport backed by a confluence of higher education institutions Goodwin
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Lamont Announces $111 Million In Coronavirus Federal Relief Aid For CT Public Schools, $9.1 Million For Bridgeport
See related story from CT Post: For the perpetually cash-starved Bridgeport school district, it will mean $9.1 million, which Marlene Siegel, the district’s chief financial
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