Students

The Month Without Meetings: Bridgeport Board Of Education Boycott Continues, While Residents Hold Their Own In Protest

As of October 1st, the Bridgeport Board of Education has gone an entire month without holding a single regular school board meeting. That means for the month of September all decisions were halted, including the rehiring of kindergarten paraprofessionals and the search for a new superintendent. “The truth is this would never fly in Greenwich.… Continue reading The Month Without Meetings: Bridgeport Board Of Education Boycott Continues, While Residents Hold Their Own In Protest

Reform · Standards · Students

Bridgeport Board In Complete Disarray During Pivotal Time

What a shameful state of affairs — on the very same day the New York Times published an article detailing the gross inequity faced by students attending Bridgeport schools, a political feud between board members halted the city’s school board. Monday afternoon, the Connecticut Post reported that school board chairman Dennis Bradley canceled the school… Continue reading Bridgeport Board In Complete Disarray During Pivotal Time

Budgets · Students

Bridgeport Board Of Education Eliminates School Resource Officers

I should congratulate Maria Pereira. She’s finally done it! Her and her buddies have finally figured out a way to cut ties with the city — instead of arguing over the details of the memorandum of understanding between the two entities, as they did for the past few years, they’ve switched to flat-out eliminating services… Continue reading Bridgeport Board Of Education Eliminates School Resource Officers