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“The amount of times the n-word would be shouted across the hall in a ~63% white school is absurd…” – Nina Hirai, Greenwich High School Class of ‘19 Continue Reading →
“Reasonable people may disagree about the optimal amount to spend on education, but any attempt to equate a 1.3% increase in educational spending as extremism or anti-education is pure demagoguery.” – Cody Kittle, GHS Alum and Greenwich Dad Continue Reading →
“Whatever their plans are for the future, we want them to take these lessons forward with them in life. As it says in the Vision of the Graduate: ‘Respond to failures and successes with reflection and resilience.'” – Dr. Toni Jones and Peter Berntein Continue Reading →
Follow the adventures from Sir Michael and the Land of Privilege… Continue Reading →
“Like Greenwich, most of our neighboring BET’s are decreasing the 2020-21 school budgets from requests made pre-pandemic. Budgets have not been finalized yet, but we can see that the response to the pandemic is right in-line with the Greenwich BET decision.” – John McShea Continue Reading →
“Many of our elected representatives on the BET and RTM are opposed to government regulation (environmental and otherwise) on what they consider a matter of principle. They simply don’t like the idea of government spending and Covid-19 is just the latest excuse.” – Joanna Swomley Continue Reading →
Joe Kelly said if his campaign for State Rep is successful he would continue to serve on the Board of Education. Continue Reading →
“Everyone has to understand – and I hope we get through this – but people are walking around without masks and gloves.I’m saying my father just died. It’s so serious. There is no medication. Stay indoors. I understand it’s hard for the young people. My father was not supposed to go that day, but they couldn’t help him. It spooks me out so bad.” – Leem Bowman Continue Reading →
Update Wednesday, April 8: Greenwich Schools Superintendent Dr. Jones described a statement made by STA’s public relations representative Lynette Viviani as inaccurate. Viviani said in an email to GFP on Tuesday that Greenwich Schools informed STA they did not need their services until school resumes.
Jones said Greenwich Schools did not make this statement to STA, and that the district was utilizing STA’s services to deliver lunches, and was surprised when STA halted service on Friday. Jones said that should STA resume service tomorrow, the district would be happy to pay for those services again. Continue Reading →
“While Greenwich Public Schools was ahead of the curve by being one of the first districts in Connecticut to implement ‘distance learning,’ we have steadfastly fallen behind our neighbors because they were prepared for the rapid changes.” – Abbe large Continue Reading →