State legislative leadership wants to redirect some of Governor Ned Lamont’s $200 rebate program to bolster funding for public education. Statement from Bridgeport school chief
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Tag: Royce Avery
Watch: Superintendent Of Schools Royce Avery’s Unified Address
Bridgeport Public Schools delivered an overview of the state of the district through Interim Superintendent Dr. Royce Avery’s Unified Address. The presentation highlights the district’s
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The Lioness At Bassick Poised To Roar For Opening Of New High School Late August
The city’s fiscally troubled school system has endured headlines, heartaches and even hellish conditions. Come August 28, the start of the new academic year, a
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Interim School Chief: With State Coming In “We Can Breathe A Little Bit”
A passionate Interim Superintendent of Schools Royce Avery put it all out there about the school board disfunction that had his team “gun shy”
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Acting School Chief: Build New Schools Before Closing Old Ones
From Richard Chumney, CT Post: Acting Superintendent of Schools Royce Avery believes the school system must first secure the funding and construct new school buildings
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The School Board’s Purgatory Period
Tiheba Williams-Bain, a Democrat, is the latest school board member to resign and, going out the door, called for a state takeover that would banish
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New School Chief Recommends More Than 80 Job Cuts To Help Close Deficit
Talk about being thrown into the fire without a hose. Facing a $39 million hole, Acting Superintendent of Schools Royce Avery has proposed, so far,
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Watch: School Board Approves Levy-David Separation Agreement
Education officials made embattled Superintendent of Schools Carmela Levy-David an offer a few weeks ago: resign and we’ll pay you to the end of
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