Let’s get one thing straight: Bridgeport charter schools do not syphon money away from traditional public schools. This is not only the most pervasive myth about charter schools, it’s also the most damaging.
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Bridgeport public schools losing big money to charters
Recent claims about charter schools and their funding by the state director of the Northeast Charter Schools Network are false and misleading, at least as they pertain to Bridgeport. According to one city school administrator’s calculations, charter schools will siphon away over $26 million dollars from our school system over the next five years.
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Op-ed: Bridgeport school board should drop lawsuit against state
The Bridgeport Board of Education’s recent actions show that it misses the big picture.
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Op-ed: Thank you, State Board of Education, for approving 4 new charters
Approving all four schools was the right thing to do – educationally, fiscally, and morally.
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State: Bridgeport “systemically violated” special education laws
State investigators have concluded that the state’s largest public school system “systemically violated” state laws created to ensure students with special education needs are promptly identified and provided services.
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Vallas running for office in Illinois, future as Bridgeport superintendent unclear
Paul Vallas — who was recruited by the state’s education commissioner to run Bridgeport Public Schools — is running for lieutenant governor in Illinois as the running mate with Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.