From State Rep. Steve Stafstrom: The $115 million financing for the construction of a new Bassick High School is moving forward. I’m very happy to report that
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Category: Education
School Chief Contract May Require Another Vote
An “unfortunate typo” may force another vote to approve the contract of acting school chief Michael Testani. The board, by a 6-1 tally, approved the
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Bassick High Stargazers Debate Planetarium Costs
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Stargazing is still among the plans for a new Bassick High School, but students will probably have to settle
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Attention Political Operatives: Gander The Election Calendar
Botch a campaign filing or ignore the election calendar regulations and it could cook a candidacy. Below is a screen shot of the election calendar
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The Charges Against BOE Vice Chair Jessica Martinez–Attorney Bradley: A Tragic Case
A month after declaring in a September 2018 Facebook post “We need better leaders to step up who lead with integrity, whom our children and
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Pereira Cleared Of Charges, Martinez Pleads Guilty To Domestic Violence
CT Post reporter Dan Tepfer files this report on court cases involving two school board members: City Board of Education member and outspoken critic Maria Pereira
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Board Leader Weighs In On Aresta Johnson’s Departure As School Chief
OIB asked Board of Education Chair John Weldon for his thoughts on Superintendent of Schools Aresta Johnson’s decision to leave the district. She has taken
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Former City School Chief: Turnover Of Education Leaders Causes Confusion
As Superintendent of Schools Aresta Johnson moves on to a new role at the University of Bridgeport, former Bridgeport school chief Fran Rabinowitz writes in
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