Joe Sokolovic, vice chair of the Bridgeport Board of Education, issued this testimony to the state legislature’s Appropriations Committee in an appeal for more funds
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Category: Education
State Education Commissioner: We Are A Partner In Change On Behalf Of City Schools
Connecticut Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker shares this commentary on the role she is playing to lift up local schools. Bridgeport Public Schools currently faces
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A No Show – Janene Hawkins’ Sneaky Double Dip For City And School District Positions Banks A Personal Windfall
She has filed a complaint with the Connecticut health department claiming “unsafe and inhumane” working conditions in Bridgeport, but for about an eight-week period starting in
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Going To Election School On The Board Of Education
So much going on in Bridgeport’s school district: financial woes, leadership changes, board infighting, state education board monitoring the situation, even calls for a complete
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Columnist: Education ‘Intervention’ In Bridgeport Is Cover For A State Bailout
Veteran columnist and OIB friend Chris Powell shares this commentary about the state’s intervention in Bridgeport’s financially struggling school system: Last week Governor Lamont and
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The School Board’s Purgatory Period
Tiheba Williams-Bain, a Democrat, is the latest school board member to resign and, going out the door, called for a state takeover that would banish
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Hot Topic: The Push To Alter The State’s Fiscal Guardrails To Support Education Funding
As the state swims in multi-billion dollar surpluses, Board of Education members and school advocates Tuesday night gathered at Housatonic Community College to urge the
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Schools Launch Special Education Task Force To Strengthen Student Support
News release from school district: Recognizing the pressing challenges within the Special Education (SPED) department, Bridgeport Public Schools has taken proactive steps by launching a
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