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In-Fighting Over Open Bridgeport BOE Seat Ends With More Delays
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In-Fighting Over Open Bridgeport BOE Seat Ends With More Delays

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Bridgeport Public Schools is facing a $15.1 million deficit that may result in hundreds of paraprofessionals, home school coordinators and school guidance counselors losing their jobs. There’s talk of massive cuts to transportation and other vital services. Put simply, the district is in crisis. And, yet, instead of focusing on finding resources or parent concerns,… Continue reading In-Fighting Over Open Bridgeport BOE Seat Ends With More Delays

Hennessey Makes Quiet Exit From Bridgeport School Board
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Hennessey Makes Quiet Exit From Bridgeport School Board

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At this point, sudden resignations have become a perennial event for the Bridgeport Board of Education. Since 2014, two members abruptly ended their terms. Former Chair Dave Hennessy will be the third. According to the Connecticut Post, Hennessey handed in his letter of resignation to the city clerk’s office on Tuesday morning, after quietly leaving… Continue reading Hennessey Makes Quiet Exit From Bridgeport School Board

Sauda Baraka and BOE Tries to Push Plan To Open Public Library at Tisdale by Silencing Parents
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Sauda Baraka and BOE Tries to Push Plan To Open Public Library at Tisdale by Silencing Parents

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To literally no one’s surprise, members of the Bridgeport Board of Education have once again shown their hypocrisy. Not a year ago, former BOE chairwoman Sauda Baraka was claiming that parents should have an opportunity to speak in school board committee meetings. Now? She is silencing them. Of course, last year she was standing up… Continue reading Sauda Baraka and BOE Tries to Push Plan To Open Public Library at Tisdale by Silencing Parents

Bridgeport BOE: Is This the End of Baraka’s Reign?
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Bridgeport BOE: Is This the End of Baraka’s Reign?

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It appears there is a major power shift coming to the Bridgeport Board of Education when the board votes on its next chair at tonight’s organizational meeting. Last year, the board was taken over by a coalition led and funded by the Working Families Party after union-aligned candidates beat out the endorsed Democratic slate in… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE: Is This the End of Baraka’s Reign?

Bridgeport Parent Kadisha Coates Selected by BOE to Replace Bagley
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Bridgeport Parent Kadisha Coates Selected by BOE to Replace Bagley

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The verdict is in! After weeks of speculation and about two hours of interviewing potential replacements, the Bridgeport Board of Education selected parent Kadisha Coates to fill the vacancy left after John Bagley’s sudden resignation from the board a month ago. Coates won the seat in the first round of voting, with board members Rev.… Continue reading Bridgeport Parent Kadisha Coates Selected by BOE to Replace Bagley

BOE’s Search To Replace Bagley Complicated By Sham Third Party
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BOE’s Search To Replace Bagley Complicated By Sham Third Party

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Wanna be a member of Bridgeport Board of Education? Easy! All you have to do is reside in Bridgeport and be an unaffiliated voter willing to register as a member of the Working Families Party. Seriously. That’s because, at the moment, the Board of Education is scrambling to find a replacement for John Bagley, who… Continue reading BOE’s Search To Replace Bagley Complicated By Sham Third Party

Bridgeport BOE Set to Break FOI Law by Holding Illegal Meeting on Bagley Vacancy – Update
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Bridgeport BOE Set to Break FOI Law by Holding Illegal Meeting on Bagley Vacancy – Update

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Update:  The Bridgeport Board of Education cancelled the illegal “emergency” meeting on Monday, rescheduling it as a special board meeting on Wednesday, November 5 at 5 P.M. in City Hall Room 305.   Once again, the Bridgeport Board of Education has decided that they’re above the law. At around 10:30 this morning, the board cancelled… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Set to Break FOI Law by Holding Illegal Meeting on Bagley Vacancy – Update

Bridgeport Board of Education Approves Harding High School Expansion
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Bridgeport Board of Education Approves Harding High School Expansion

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Monday night’s regular board meeting was surprising, and not just because it ended before 9 P.M. In an uncharacteristic move, the Bridgeport Board of Education unanimously approved expanding the enrollment of the new Harding High School without the usual bickering. The building is being increased by about 35 percent to accommodate another 300 students. That’s… Continue reading Bridgeport Board of Education Approves Harding High School Expansion

BOE Attorney: New Bridgeport Board Member Must be Registered Working Families Party Member
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BOE Attorney: New Bridgeport Board Member Must be Registered Working Families Party Member

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Bridgeport Board of Education Attorney Thomas Mooney has advised the board that the vacancy left by John Bagley must be filled by a member of the Working Families Party based on the state’s minority representation statute. There’s one gigantic problem with that: Who exactly in Bridgeport is a member of the Working Families party? As… Continue reading BOE Attorney: New Bridgeport Board Member Must be Registered Working Families Party Member

Bridgeport BOE Set to Meet On Vacancy
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Bridgeport BOE Set to Meet On Vacancy

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So far, Bridgeport Board of Education members have been tight-lipped about who may replace John Bagley, who officially resigned from his post last Wednesday. Their silence ends this evening. The board is holding a special meeting at Cesar Batalla School, 606 Howard Avenue, at 5:30 p.m., where they are set to discuss the process and… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Set to Meet On Vacancy