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At Wednesday’s BOE meeting, Student government leaders from GHS, the head of the teachers’ union and the superintendent all shared remarks on the issues with the new bell times. Continue Reading →
A public hearing at CMS on Tuesday night featured about 15 speakers, mostly in favor of litigation, followed by discussion among the BOE members on the pros and cons of launching litigation versus waiting to have more conversations with GHS neighbors. Continue Reading →
“The good news Tuesday night was that charter change opponents outnumbered proponents by a factor of at least 15:1.” – James Waters Continue Reading →
The BOE will take public comment on this topic at the meeting. Continue Reading →
“Greenwich First” and “Charter Change” are sheep’s clothing for the far right agenda to cut funding for our schools so favored neighborhoods can have their mill rate reduced. Plain and simple. This is unacceptable.” – James Waters Continue Reading →
Listing 3 issues facing Greenwich today, District 8’s von Keyserling wrote, “provision of public debate without the fanatical bullying and character assassination of pubic volunteers in the media.” Continue Reading →
“Replaying the Board’s history of harassing our Superintendents must stop once and for all.” – Sue Rogers, past PTA president and PTA Council President Continue Reading →
Board of Education candidates talked about racial balance, achievement gap, contingency plans should CT not provide the $23 million grant for a new New Lebanon, and much more. Continue Reading →
Candidates for the Board of Education fielded questions on remediation, achievement gap, racial imbalance, school start time, New Lebanon School and started to differentiate themselves. Continue Reading →
“For too many years, the needs of the children at Hamilton Avenue have been postponed. Why the Board of Education accepted the Hamilton Avenue Project from the Building Committee with obvious flaws is beyond comprehension. Basic educational equity requires addressing this long overdue project,” said Jason Auerbach, member of the RTM and the Education Committee. Continue Reading →