Bridgeport Board of Education Member Maria Pereira speaks out against Malloy Education Cuts - Wait What?:
Bridgeport Board of Education Member Maria Pereira speaks out against Malloy Education Cuts
Maria Pereira is a public education advocate and member of the Bridgeport Board of Education. She recently testified before the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee on Governor Dannel Malloy’s proposal to slash state support for Connecticut’s public schools. In her testimony Pereira highlights the devastating impact Malloy’s budget would have on Bridgeport.
Pereira explained;
I write to you today as a Bridgeport Public School (BPS) graduate, parent, Board of Education member (BOE), and staunch defender of true public education.
I and my five siblings were born and raised in Bridgeport and we all graduated from the Bridgeport Public Schools. When I look back on the education I received I often come to the conclusion that I received a good education administrated by amazing Bridgeport Public School Teachers.
I have been a staunch and vocal proponent of our true public schools since 2009, which is when I discovered my 12 year old daughter was on her 9th seventh grade math teacher as of March that school year. I often believe something good comes out of everything bad. My good was that this was my catalyst for becoming involved in the state of public education in the City that I love, Bridgeport.
I have witnessed public education deteriorate in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Board of Education Member Maria Pereira speaks out against Malloy Education Cuts - Wait What?:
