Sitting through a Board of Education meeting these days is a battle of attrition. The friction rubs up 5 to 4, the general vote controlled
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How Does Finch Defeat Working Families Party School Board Members?
Mayor Bill Finch has made clear in recent remarks that reform of city schools–following city voters’ defeat of his November ballot question to appoint school
Read moreElection 2013: City Council, BOE Candidates Take Note
Attention potential candidates, campaign treasurers, political junkies: Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill has released the official calendar for the 2013 election season that
Read moreThe Power Of Organized Opposition And A Large Voter Turnout Defeat Ballot Question
What did we learn from the defeat of the education ballot question? The traditional Democratic Party apparatus, even well financed, is vulnerable to defeat in
Read moreCity Attorney Anastasi: Colon Is A Seated School Board Member
Last week the Bridgeport Board of Education conducted its first meeting as an elected body since July of 2011 when a majority vote dissolved the
Read moreKelleher Elected School Board President–Anti Coalition Continues Fighting–Residents Call For Peace
Sacred Heart University professor Jacqueline Kelleher was elected president of the Board of Education Monday night at an organizational meeting of the newly elected school
Read moreThe School Board Meets–Will They All Get Along?
Monday (tonight) at 6:30 an organizational meeting of the newly formed elected Board of Education is scheduled to take place at the Aquaculture School with
Read moreLeticia Colon Resigns From City Council, Remains On School Board
UPDATE, includes BOE agenda: The Board of Education with four newly elected members is scheduled to conduct an organizational meeting Monday 6:30 p.m. at the
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