Renaming Wright Tech?
Jack Condlin, the chair of the state’s ad hoc Wright Tech committee, tells me that at the last meeting, held Monday in Middletown, there was brief discussion of possibly renaming the now shuttered J.M....
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Candidate for SHS principal position left a middle school post after a year...
Donna Valentine photographed at Stamford High School April 28. Donna Valentine, the candidate who goes before the Board of Education tonight for approval to head Stamford High School, spent a year at...
View ArticleBoard of Ed approves Valentine as Stamford High’s next principal in a 5-4 vote
After heated discussion, the Board of Education approved Donna Valentine as Stamford High School’s next principal in a 5-4 vote. “I have a feeling your tenure at Stamford High School will be a lot...
View ArticleDarien & Westhill high schools collaborate on a benefit concert for...
On Saturday, May 8, students from Darien and Westhill high schools plan to perform at Westhill to raise money to benefit the victims of the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. Haitian Club dancers from...
View ArticleAn update: city and school board have split CCJEF fees
My story about the city not paying its membership fees to the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, the organization behind a lawsuit with the potential to revamp how the state funds...
View ArticleStarr seeks to renegotiate his contract, says he may move to Stamford
Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr confirmed on Friday that he has approached the Board of Ed about renegotiating his contract. “It is my sincere desire to continue doing the work we have been doing...
View ArticleExpecting a passionate crowd at tonight’s school board meeting
The revelation that Superintendent Joshua Starr is seeking to renegotiate his contract with the Board of Ed seems to be sparking a sort of informal referendum, primarily middle school reform. A call...
View ArticleVideos address the controversial aspect of middle school reform
The Stamford Public Schools website now holds three videos — funded by the GE Foundation— of Stamford teachers demonstrating how they work with groups of students of mixed ability. Called...
View ArticleTeachers’ retirement suspense continues
Veteran teachers received a weekend extension on the deadline for opting into an enhanced retirement incentive. Denise Gagne, the head of Human Capital Development, tells me the deadline, originally...
View ArticleThe missing details on the Class of 1970 reunion
My story published in today ‘s paper on the all-high school reunion for the Class of 1970 failed to include the time and location for the event. So here it is: The 40th reunion for the Class of 1970...
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