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Friends of NBFA!

Friends of New Beginnings Family Academy works to reverse the devastating effects of poverty and ignorance on low income, inner city students. We do this through ongoing support of New Beginnings Family Academy (NBFA), a high performing public charter school in Bridgeport, Connecticut's largest & poorest city.
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Meet Eric. He's an all around "good student" who gets high marks in all of his classes, on report cards and on state standardized exams...
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NBFA has a school day that is longer than normal, a school year that is longer than normal, a school culture that is better than normal and per-pupil funding
that ...
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Friends of NBFA Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 more...

NBFA Graduation
1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012 more...

Black and Puerto Rican Caucus on ed reform
At a May 3 press conference members of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus voiced opinion on Gov. Malloy''s ed reform plan under consideration. more...