Max Medina, who spent 16 years on the Board of Education including several years as its president, is watching closely as city and state pols
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Will Legislators Rally To Finch’s Request?
Mayor Bill Finch is seeking legislative support to retroactively blunt the Connecticut Supreme Court reversal of the state takeover of city schools. Can the clock
Read moreUnchartered Territory For A BOE Special Election
Vacancies on the Board of Education, according to the Bridgeport City Charter, are filled by incumbent board members. Thus a new wrinkle has been added
Read morePattis: War Of Attrition Begins In Bridgeport School Case
With a court hearing scheduled today, Norm Pattis, the attorney for two elected Board of Education members, files his latest commentary about control over city
Read moreWill Appointed BOE Members Seek Election?
The Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered a special election to fill four vacancies on Bridgeport’s Board of Education, following a ruling that invalidates state control
Read morePattis Writes About Supreme Court Ed Case: ‘The Timing Stinks’
Norm Pattis has spent a near legal lifetime poking a stick in the eye of the establishment, representing the little guy, skewering the powerful. The
Read moreAs Supremes Ponder School Takeover, Vallas Makes Moves
Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas isn’t the bashful type when it comes to expressing his opinions or making decisions, be it Philadelphia, Chicago or New Orleans,
Read moreCalling All Lawyers! A Supreme ‘Technicality’ Has State Amending School Takeover Language
UPDATE: This could become a legal rat’s nest. Bracing for the possibility the Connecticut Supreme Court overturns state control of city schools based on a technicality Governor Dannel
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