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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Category: Education
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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Education Group Presses Testani For Distance Learning Support
The education advocacy group FaithActs for Education conducted a virtual meeting today (Monday) with Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Michael Testani to demand the district provide direct distance
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Testani Announces Plan For High School Graduations in July, Ganim Issues Order To Expedite Outdoor Dining
Superintendent of Schools Mike Testani announced on Mayor Joe Ganim’s Friday update that high school graduations will take place in early July. He added that
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