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A Lesson in Humanity: Diversity Training at Town Hall Packs the House with “Agents of Change”

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During a 3-hour diversity training workshop akin to Names Day at Greenwich High School, 66 town leaders talked about stereotypes, hate, bigotry and the power of allies. All agreed that silence is deadly. Personal anecdotes were powerful. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Volunteering, Anti-Defamation League, BET, Board of Education, Bobby Walker, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, bully

Jeff Ramer: Single Party Politics Jeopardizes Board of Ed Balance

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A new plan would increase the Board of Ed to 10 members serving four-year terms. Five would come up for election every two years, with three of the five to come from the candidates named by the majority Party. Thus six of the ten members on the Board of Ed would be from the candidates named by the Republican Town Committee. That is a lot of control for a dwindling Party that today represents only 38% of the registered voters in Town. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Board of Education, Donald Trump, Greenwich Democrats, Jeff Ramer, Peter Tesei

Pointed Questions at GHS Student-Run Board of Education Candidate Debate

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The candidates had to think fast,as the questions kept coming, and coming. Each was given just 60 seconds to respond to questions that ranged from the value of student evaluations of teachers, race balance, achievement gap, dispersing New Leb students to other schools during construction, handling of teachers accused of impropriety, and impact to sports and extra-curriculars if start and finish time change at GHS. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Aaron Hull, Anthony Lopez, Barbara O'Neill, Board of Education, debate, Dolores Eslava