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Heftman and Wade Steal Endorsement for Board of Ed.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Out of five candidates, Jackie Heftman, Julia Wade, and Gary Klein received the nomination from the Democratic City Committee of Stamford Thursday evening for the Board of Education. Wade and Heftman both currently serve on the board, although neither received … Continue reading →

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New Program for Area Middle Schoolers Promotes Girl Power

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The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. has a new initiative: to mentor 10,000 girls nationwide to become intelligent leaders in their community. Twenty-one of those girls are being molded right here in Fairfield County. Emerging Young Leaders is a nationwide … Continue reading →

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With a Unanimous Vote, the Board of Ed Approves the Budget

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The Board of Education finalized its 2011-2012 operating budget Tuesday night in a special meeting. In a unanimous vote, the board approved a $229,614,948 budget—a 2.79 percent increase—with 1,918.1 staff positions. The board began their approval of the budget Monday … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Program for At-Risk Students Gaining Momentum

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Jack Bryant, president of the Stamford chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has a goal of recruiting 100 mentors for Stamford Public School students by this fall. By the start of the 2011 school … Continue reading →

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Advisory Committee Forms to Develop to Charter School

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The Stamford branch of the NAACP, local legislators, educators and community members met Monday evening at the Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church to discuss the initial steps that need to be taken to create a new charter school. At a previous meeting, the community … Continue reading →

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12 Special Ed Positions on Budget Chopping Block

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Stamford Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr gave members of the press an overview Tuesday afternoon of his proposed operating budget for the 2011-2012 school year. The budget, which will be presented to the Board of Education at its fiscal meeting … Continue reading →

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