A public forum featuring all six Board of Education candidates, sponsored by Bridgeport area League of Women Voters and Common Cause in Connecticut was set for Tuesday, 6 P.M. at the Burroughs Center in Black Rock. The event, however, was cancelled by the League of Women Voters after Democratic endorse candidates, Kathryn Roach Bukovsky, Rev. Simon… Continue reading Endorsed candidates not invited to public forum, event cancelled
In May of 2011, there was talk of closing the Paul Laurence Dunbar School in Bridgeport’s East End. Now, two years later, the failing school will be given a second chance. At Monday’s Board of Education meeting, the memorandum of understanding between the district and Jumoke Academy Inc., was approved by a 7-1vote. Maria Pereira… Continue reading BOE Approves Jumoke Academy at Dunbar
About a year ago, Superintendent Paul Vallas announced that he wanted to start a middle school sports program. This year, over 600 middle school students had the opportunity to participate in a sports program for the first time in over a decade. The newly expanded program now includes soccer, football, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball.… Continue reading Chris Elsberry: “Middle schoolers from Bridgeport jump into athletics”
Unbelievable! That is the first word that came to mind while listening to Dr. Kase’s testimony describing how Carmen Perez-Dickson, Principal of Tisdale Elementary, allegedly picked up a child like a “Thanksgiving turkey.” Dr. Sandra Kase, the district’s chief administrative officer, was not an eyewitness to incident, and was only made aware of the alleged… Continue reading Ms. Dickson Termination Hearing Continues
“It’s all about the children” A statement repeated by Kathryn Bukovsky, Democratic endorsed candidate for Bridgeport’s Board of Education, but also echoed throughout Monday’s Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport public forum, which featured both city and state candidates for the upcoming September primary and November general elections. The purpose of Monday’s forum was for… Continue reading Public Forum Showcases Bridgeport BOE Candidates
Two days ago, Jon Pelto posted an article bashing Superintendent Paul Vallas, using the recently released CMT scores as evidence of the superintendent’s ineffectiveness. What I find interesting is that Pelto only offers 4th and 6th grade test results as evidence. I wonder why? Perhaps it’s because the CMT scores for the 7th and 8th… Continue reading “Education Blogger” Jon Pelto Flunks Credibility Test
