The Connecticut Education Association that represents 43,000 teachers in Connecticut filed a complaint today with the State Department of Education claiming Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas is “breaking the law by not allowing teachers, parents, and community leaders to participate in the educational process as outlined in state statutes.” The CEA filed the complaint on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Carmen Lopez'
Education Union Files Complaint Against Vallas, Claims Teachers, Parents Shut Out Of Process
May 21st, 2013 · 18 Comments · Education, News and Events
Tags: Carmen Lopez·Paul Vallas
Pelto, Lopez Double Team Moales’ Property Issues
May 13th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Education, News and Events
I am Carmen … hear me roar! Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez shares a by line with Jonathan Pelto www.jonathanpelto.com in an examination of property issues and potential conflicts of interest involving Board of Education President Ken Moales. Lopez, aligned with members of Connecticut’s Working Families Party that controls four of nine votes on the [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Jonathan Pelto·Ken Moales·Paul Vallas·Sandra Kase
McKinney Supports Hennessy’s Bill To Bar City Employees From Serving On The City Council–Lopez: Free People From Shackles Of Conflict Of Interest
February 14th, 2013 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
Bi-partisan support has its advantages and Democratic State Rep. Jack Hennessy received it Wednesday morning in his quest to close a state loophole that allows city employees to serve on the City Council prohibited by the Bridgeport City Charter. Why allow the will of city voters to get in the way of conflicts of interest? [...]
Tags: Carmen Lopez·David Walker·Hartford Courant·Jack Hennessy·John Marshall Lee·John McKinney·Lydia Martinez
What’s Your Story Of The Year? The Education Ballot Question Broke Spending Records
December 26th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
Sandy Hook in Newtown. It’s the horrific story of the year–nationally, locally and everything in between. The bloodiest gun massacre of school children in American history may be the story of a lifetime. Back in the Bridgeport-centric world of the state’s largest city one of the top stories of the year was the ballot question [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Andy Fardy·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Excel Bridgeport·John Marshall Lee·Mary-Jane Foster·Max Medina·Ralph Ford
City Republicans Have A Pulse, Plan Rally Against Mayor’s Budget
April 4th, 2013 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
When you’re outgunned nearly 10 to 1 by the city’s Democratic registration, it’s hard to bore through the party layers. But this is an election year for the all-Democratic City Council as well as five seats on the Board of Education where city Republicans could regain footing through minority-party representation controlled by members of Connecticut’s [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Bobby Simmons·Carmen Lopez·John Bagley·John Slater·Leticia Colon·Maria Pereira·Paul Vallas·Sauda Baraka·Tom Mulligan