In city schools about half of the 21,000 students are Latino and 35 percent African American. As a result the Board of Education will require
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As Puerto Rico Suffers, Bridgeport Prepares For Children
Bridgeport is home to the largest Puerto Rican population in Connecticut. Under federal law, as CT Post scribe Linda Conner Lambeck reports, “displaced students who
Read moreAs Hartford Pols Battle Over Budget, Kids Suffer
Finances of Bridgeport’s cash-strapped school district have been exacerbated by the budget chaos in Hartford. With no state budget in place the stunted money flow
Read moreProposed Charter School Expansion Could Swell Ed Budget Deficit
A special meeting of the Board of Education will take place today (Monday) 5:30pm in Room 305 of City Hall in response to Capital Preparatory
Read moreLights On For Lighthouse Program
Facing a Friday deadline, the school board reversed itself Wednesday with Annette Segarra-Negron casting the deciding 5-4 vote, rescuing the city’s Lighthouse after-school and summer
Read moreWho’s ‘Public Enemy’ Number 1 On School Board? Pereira Battles Gardner
#bridgeport boe member maria pereira didn’t get her way. Her response as meeting continues pic.twitter.com/os54Pms5zx — linda lambeck (@lclambeck) June 22, 2017 Is Maria Pereira
Read moreGanim Defends Education Record, Critics Pounce
In this election cycle for Board of Education and City Council, a number of work-in-progress coalitions are sizing up incumbent and party-endorsed challenges with July
Read moreSchool Board Monday Night Fight Over Lighthouse Program
pic.twitter.com/G7ZfecJDuv — linda lambeck (@lclambeck) May 23, 2017 If you’re bored with the Board of Education, it wasn’t so boring Monday night. The nine-member body
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