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School Superintendent Search Forums Next Week
by marcia chambers | Mar 18, 2010 9:25 am | Comments (2)
Dr. Jacqueline V. Jacoby, a consultant with the Connection Association of Boards of Education (CABE), will lead two open forums a week from today that are designed to get community and parental input into the selection of the next Branford school superintendent.
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Embattled High School Music Director Takes Leave
by marcia chambers | Mar 15, 2010 12:06 pm | Comments (22)
Ted Samodel, Branford High School’s director of instrumental music, has abruptly left his teaching position in the middle of the spring term. Apparently he has been placed on paid administrative leave, following an inquiry from the State Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) concerning disparaging remarks students say he has made for years.
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Recession Hits Branford’s Kids
by Sally E. Bahner | Mar 8, 2010 2:42 pm | Comments (2)
Two public schools in Branford now qualify for federal aid targeted at low-income communities. And the town’s counseling center reports waiting lists for kids seeking help—-two new indicators that the recession has hit the town’s most vulnerable population.
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The Thin Envelope
by Jenna Grande | Feb 26, 2010 12:08 pm | Comments (13)
In my senior year I have learned to speak “mail language,” so as to better understand what each type of college envelope means. A big, thick envelope contains an acceptance letter, brochures, possibly scholarships, and financial aid forms. A thin looking envelope means a letter stating rejection, deferment, or you’re being waited listed. Thinness means defeat for me.
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Math Goes to Court
by Laura Kiernan Troidle | Feb 12, 2010 10:00 am | Comments (14)
A Superior Court in Seattle has taken the unusual step of ordering the city’s Board of Education to reconsider its adoption of a program known as Discovering Math. Ordinarily I wouldn’t be writing about what happened in a courtroom in Seattle earlier this month, except that this case is the first of its kind involving reform math. And reform math is what we have in Branford.
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Branford Board of Ed Seeks 3.42% Hike
by marcia chambers | Feb 11, 2010 5:14 pm | Comments (8)
After parents made passionate pleas to stop cutting the budget, and promised their support before the town’s finance and legislative boards, the Board of Education approved a $48.3 million budget even though they knew it was too high.
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Time For Branford High To Strike Up The Band—And The Orchestra
by Jenna Grande | Feb 1, 2010 9:44 am | Comments (59)
“I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music,” said the musician James Taylor. His simple statement declares the utmost truth about the relationship between music and developmental growth—both as a person and a musician. So why is it that at Branford High School the music program is being run into the ground?
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A Clarion Call for Governance
by Laura Kiernan Troidle | Jan 14, 2010 3:20 pm | Comments (8)
I mistakenly thought that the Board of Education (BOE) was listening to me and the many parents airing concerns and posing questions to the BOE at recent meetings. I naively thought that our comments and questions were actually going to be addressed.
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A Year Later, Still Waiting For Education Ruling
by marcia chambers | Apr 29, 2009 2:21 pm | Comments (2)
One year ago, the Connecticut Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a major constitutional case that could change the way public school education is funded in the state — when it’s finally decided. The state’s highest court has now delayed its ruling once more.
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