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A New Way To Fund Special Education: CT School Finance Project Proposes Way To Fix Broken Special Education Funding
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A New Way To Fund Special Education: CT School Finance Project Proposes Way To Fix Broken Special Education Funding

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What does Arkansas, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Connecticut have in common? Other than being a seemingly random list of states, the founder of the Connecticut School Finance Project Katie Roy says these four states are the only four in the national without a clear system for funding special education. This dysfunction has real consequences. Last… Continue reading A New Way To Fund Special Education: CT School Finance Project Proposes Way To Fix Broken Special Education Funding

Bridgeport BOE Elect Joe Larcheveque As Chair; Resume Meetings
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Bridgeport BOE Elect Joe Larcheveque As Chair; Resume Meetings

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The Bridgeport Board of Education was full of surprises last night —  after months of division, during their yearly organizational meeting, members unanimously voted in favor of electing Republican Joe Larcheveque as their chair. The nomination came as a shock even to Larcheveque, who appeared startled when Howard Gardner announced he was nominating him for… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Elect Joe Larcheveque As Chair; Resume Meetings

Incompetence At Its Finest! Bridgeport BOE Insists On Disqualifying The Most Qualified Attorneys
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Incompetence At Its Finest! Bridgeport BOE Insists On Disqualifying The Most Qualified Attorneys

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Sometimes the level of incompetence displayed by the Bridgeport’s Board of Education is truly stunning. The board, adamant to make sure their new attorney hasn’t the slightest connection to the city, insisted at Wednesday’s Processing Committee meeting on putting a clause in their request for proposals that would bar any attorney who has ever worked… Continue reading Incompetence At Its Finest! Bridgeport BOE Insists On Disqualifying The Most Qualified Attorneys

Board Members Argue Over “Integrity of the Panel”
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Board Members Argue Over “Integrity of the Panel”

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It’s official! The board has until October 30th to make a decision on Tisdale Principal Carmen Perez-Dickson. The closing of evidentiary portion of the hearing was agreed upon and confirmed at Tuesday’s special board meeting—but not before an angry spat between board members Thomas Mulligan and Bobby Simmons over exhibit 16. The document in question… Continue reading Board Members Argue Over “Integrity of the Panel”