More than 100 turned out Tuesday night at the City Council’s public hearing on the Board of Education budget mostly urging additional money for the
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Category: Education
When A Political Pissing Contest Goes Viral–Yes, OIB
Urine or you’re out? That was the throwdown Board of Education member Maria Pereira issued last week to City Councilman Ernie Newton, both of whom
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Public Hearing On Tuesday For Proposed School Spending
The schedule for the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee is coming down to the home stretch to conduct public hearings, interview department heads and
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“Hostile” Parent Who Shouted At Pereira Banned From Addressing School Board Until June 30
What began as an exchange in the comments section of OIB and spilled over to a Board of Education meeting has led Chair John Weldon
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Attention Budget Hawks, Your Chance To Squawk At Public Hearings
This Thursday April 18 at 6 pm the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee will host a public hearing on Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed spending
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Wanted: A Libertarian For School Board
Maybe the second time around will be a fit for city resident LaMar Kennedy. The Waterbury special education teacher was passed over last month to fill
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Lamont, Dalio $100 Million Public-Private Partnership Focuses On Education, Economic Opportunity For Urban Areas
Governor Ned Lamont on Friday was joined by philanthropists Ray and Barbara Dalio to announce a public-private partnership that they say will provide education and
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Angry Parent Shouts At Pereira During School Board Meeting For Comments Involving Son
Do words matter? They do for Albert Benejan, a city school parent offended by comments Board of Education member Maria Pereira made involving his son–that he
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