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BOE candidates slam Jersey City Public Schools administration during Q&A forum

By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal The Jersey Journal

The central administration of Jersey City Public Schools was under attack tonight at a question-and-answer forum for the 10 candidates running for three open seats on the Board of Education.

Vidya Gangadin blasted the high schools? low graduation rate ....

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Parents and Communities United for Education Candidate Forum: Wednesday, March 30 from 6 to 8 pm; at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center (140 Martin Luther King Drive).

Historic Paulus Hook Association Candidate Forum: Thursday, April 7 from 6 to 8 pm; at School #16 (96 Sussex Street).

Jersey City Coalition of Parent/Teacher Organizations Candidate Forum: Wednesday, April 13 from 6 to 8 pm; at Ferris High School (35 Colgate Street).

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Gangadin kicks off JC School Board candidacy
By Max Pizarro | March 22nd, 2011

Vidya Gangadin, a public school parent leader and private sector financial analyst, announced today that she is a candidate for the Jersey City School Board.

?The public schools exist to serve our children. Yet the voice of the parents -- the true stakeholders -- has gone unheard,? said Gangadin. ?The other candidates have no children in our public schools... so what is their stake? I will stand for my children and yours.?

The candidate serves as the PTA Vice President and is a member of the School Leadership Committee at Academy I Middle School and a member of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) at PS 38, where her 6 and 4 year old children attend. She is also a member of both the JC Board of Education?s Parent Advisory Council and the Jersey City Coalition of Parent Teacher Organizations (JCCPTO).

?When a parent sends her child out the door to school each morning, she?s concerned about three things -- that her child is being challenged academically, is in a safe environment and is healthy,? said Gangadin. ?These are the key areas where I will focus my attention as a member of the Jersey City Board of Education.?

Gangadin has been employed for the past twenty years at a private sector financial firm where she is currently the head of operations. She has a BA in Finance from the University of Guyana and a finance certificate from New York University. She resides in Jersey City with her husband, Thomas, and children ages 14,11,6,4 who attend High Tech High, Academy 1 and PS38 respectively.