Bridgeport · Students

Bridgeport Parents Denounce Cuts To Charter Schools Funding

Preceding Thursday’s larger rally set for the State Capitol, about a dozen Bridgeport parents gathered in City Hall Park in Bridgeport on Monday, demanding that state legislators restore funding for new charter school seats. As reported earlier, the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee advanced a biennial budget plan last week that eliminated $20.9 million in funding… Continue reading Bridgeport Parents Denounce Cuts To Charter Schools Funding

Bridgeport · Students

State Board Not Tone-Deaf; Lecker Clearly has Selective Hearing

Wendy Lecker, lawyer and sometimes columnist for the Stamford Advocate, must have a serious case of selective hearing. That’s the only way to explain such glaring omissions in her recent article about the State Board of Education’s decision to approve two new charter schools in Bridgeport. True to form, Lecker only acknowledged those who agreed… Continue reading State Board Not Tone-Deaf; Lecker Clearly has Selective Hearing