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SIX BOE Members Respond to Gardner’s Temper Tantrum Over Bassick Principal Pick
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SIX BOE Members Respond to Gardner’s Temper Tantrum Over Bassick Principal Pick

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Whose job is it to run the day-to-day operations of a school district? You’d think this would be a no-brainer for the Bridgeport Board of Education – but incredibility, this question has caused mounting internal strife amongst members. What started as a conflict between Superintendent Fran Rabinowitz and the Bassick High School’s School Governance Council… Continue reading SIX BOE Members Respond to Gardner’s Temper Tantrum Over Bassick Principal Pick

Audit of Bridgeport City/BOE Merger Reveals Half A Million in Taxpayer Savings
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Audit of Bridgeport City/BOE Merger Reveals Half A Million in Taxpayer Savings

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Long time readers of the blog may remember former Board Chair Sauda Baraka’s crusade to dismantle the district’s facilities and security managerial merger with the city – a feat she would have accomplished if it weren’t for the overwhelming public support of the merger. As it turns out, even the paid consultants that Baraka insisted… Continue reading Audit of Bridgeport City/BOE Merger Reveals Half A Million in Taxpayer Savings

Four ways the Bridgeport Board of Education is Failing our Kids
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Four ways the Bridgeport Board of Education is Failing our Kids

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In all honesty, the title of this piece should be “The Top Four Ways the Bridgeport Board of Education is Failing Our Kids,” because to limit the list to four seems … disingenuous. Not included on this list are some more pernicious and, dare I say, undemocratic ways the Board of Education has been manipulating… Continue reading Four ways the Bridgeport Board of Education is Failing our Kids

Pereira Now Out of Love With Another Superintendent
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Pereira Now Out of Love With Another Superintendent

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Watch out, Fran Rabinowitz. Maria Pereira is out to get you. Though Pereira would like to rewrite history, she and her cronies were responsible for bullying Paul Vallas into leaving the school district. Just a few short months ago, the board hired Fran Rabinowitz to take Vallas’ place, and already she’s done the unthinkable —… Continue reading Pereira Now Out of Love With Another Superintendent

Bridgeport’s BOE Approves New Superintendent’s Contract for 1 Year
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Bridgeport’s BOE Approves New Superintendent’s Contract for 1 Year

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After deliberating for over 30 minutes in executive session late last night, the Bridgeport Board of Education unanimously approved new interim superintendent Fran Rabinowitz’s $140,000 contract. The district approved a one-year contract with Rabinowitz, who is set to begin March 3rd. Rabinowitz’s salary is about $40,000 less than Paul Vallas’ as permanent superintendent, according to… Continue reading Bridgeport’s BOE Approves New Superintendent’s Contract for 1 Year

Ex-judge Who Sued Bridgeport’s School District Now Serving as ‘Counsel’ for Union-controlled Parent Group
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Ex-judge Who Sued Bridgeport’s School District Now Serving as ‘Counsel’ for Union-controlled Parent Group

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You remember Carmen Lopez. Last year, the ex-judge filed what was ultimately determined to be a spurious lawsuit alleging that the Bridgeport Board of Education was wrong to extend Paul Vallas’ contract, the State Board of Education and education commissioner were wrong to allow that extension and that a UConn professor had somehow lied. Lopez’s… Continue reading Ex-judge Who Sued Bridgeport’s School District Now Serving as ‘Counsel’ for Union-controlled Parent Group

Did Bridgeport’s Union Negotiate a 9 Percent Pay Hike?
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Did Bridgeport’s Union Negotiate a 9 Percent Pay Hike?

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Superintendent Paul Vallas provided a few precious details on the so-far-undisclosed teachers’ union contract at last night’s Board of Education meeting. The Working Families Party-led Board of Education approved the district’s new contract with the Bridgeport Education Association two weeks ago; however, the contract has not been released to the public or ratified by union… Continue reading Did Bridgeport’s Union Negotiate a 9 Percent Pay Hike?

Bridgeport Teachers Could Ink A New Contract On Thursday
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Bridgeport Teachers Could Ink A New Contract On Thursday

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Bridgeport’s teachers could ratify a new, three-year contract this Thursday, and though the terms of the contract are not being made public yet, here’s to hoping the Bridgeport Board of Education takes advantage of the rare opportunity it has in its hands.[Connecticut Post, 1/15/2014; Bridgeport Board of Education, Agenda, 1/16/2014] A few miles up I-95,… Continue reading Bridgeport Teachers Could Ink A New Contract On Thursday

Student Safety or Union Grievances: Bridgeport Board of Ed to Discuss Security Merger Tonight
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Student Safety or Union Grievances: Bridgeport Board of Ed to Discuss Security Merger Tonight

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Last year, the Bridgeport Police Department took over responsibility for school security guards and police, which saved the district over $1 million dollars. Since then, there has been a dramatic decrease in school arrests and other incidents. In addition, the merger also brought over $3.8 million in grants, provided additional training to school security guards,… Continue reading Student Safety or Union Grievances: Bridgeport Board of Ed to Discuss Security Merger Tonight

Facts Wrong (Again), Pelto Hypocritically Attacks Vallas (Again)
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Facts Wrong (Again), Pelto Hypocritically Attacks Vallas (Again)

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Once again, Jon Pelto is on his pulpit sermonizing about Paul Vallas’  “abuse of taxpayer money.” Meanwhile, he fails to mention the state pension he’ll likely be collecting in a few years courtesy of Connecticut taxpayers. This weekend, Pelto jumped at the opportunity to criticize out-going Bridgeport Superintendent Paul Vallas for the confusion surrounding his… Continue reading Facts Wrong (Again), Pelto Hypocritically Attacks Vallas (Again)