Elected as a Democrat and recently becoming a Republican, Dave Hennessey has resigned from the Board of Education. He was part of a coalition that
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Bridgeport Graduation Rate Down
While Governor Dan Malloy touted a record-high state graduation rate the other day, the state’s largest city still lags way behind. CT Post reporter Linda
Read moreThis Way To The Easel–Third Graders Quiz Mayor Joe And We Learn Something
Leave it to third graders to ask the most basic–but to the point–questions. Do you get mad? What did you want to be growing up?
Read moreMalloy Claims Graduation Rates Hit Record High
News release from Governor Dan Malloy: Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Commissioner of Education Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that graduation rates in the state
Read morePereira: “Absolutely Not For Sale–EVER!” Challenges Stallworth In Legislative Run
The banner affixed the window of Maria Pereira’s Upper East Side campaign headquarters says it all: “Absolutely not for sale–EVER!” Reaching deep into Bridgeport’s rich
Read more‘Connecticut’s Shame: In One Of America’s Richest Counties, A High School Has Been Failing For 50 Years’
Sobering read from Naomi Nix of 74 Million, an education website devoted to the 74 million children under 18 in America. Her piece focuses on Bassick
Read moreCity Council Passes Budget Contingent On State Spending
The Bridgeport City Council Monday night unanimously approved a city spending plan of roughly $550 million that includes a $1.5 million contingency for additional education
Read moreCollege Chiefs Assert City School Board Is Dysfunctional
When a majority on the Bridgeport Board of Education threw in the towel in the summer of 2011 and asked the Connecticut Board of Education
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