The Board of Education will meet Monday night in special session to vote on one agenda item: “Action to Remove Jessica Martinez from the Office
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Category: Education
Pastor McCullough: Justice Is In Deficit When Black, Brown And Low-Income Children Don’t Receive The Education Funding They Deserve
Pastor William McCullough, founder of the Bridgeport-based education advocacy group FaithActs For Education, testified on Tuesday before the state legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus hearing
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School Board Places Jessica Martinez On Notice For Removal As Chair
A majority of the Board of Education Monday night placed Jessica Martinez on written notice that they intend to remove her as chair on March
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Chasing Ned–Testani Receives ‘Runaround’ From Lamont To Discuss School Finances
On the 2018 campaign trail, Ned Lamont promised Bridgeport a lot of goodies: fully funding education, fully funding payments in lieu of taxes to reduce
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Field Of Dreams Scholarship Fund To Benefit Bridgeport Students
For ticket info see here. The mission of the Bridgeport Field of Dreams Foundation is to support Bridgeport public school athletes’ abilities to participate and
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Education Advocacy Group Presses Ganim For More School Funding
FaithActs for Education founder Pastor William McCullough on Thursday delivered a letter to Mayor Joe Ganim reminding him of “promises he made at FaithActs’ Nov.
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Friday Night Live After-School Activities Comes To Harding
News release from Mayor’s Office: Mayor Ganim joined Superintendent Michael Testani along with Youth Services Director Tammy Papa, and Assistant CAO Herron Gaston to announce
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Education Advocate Urges State Legislators To Close “Justice Deficit” For Students
Jamilah Prince-Stewart, executive director of FaithActs For Education, testified before the legislature’s Appropriations Committee this week about what she describes a “justice deficit” in public
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