As a whole bunch of lawyers including Norm Pattis and Michele Mount for the multiple plaintiffs and John Bohannon and Steven Ecker for the defense prepare arguments before the Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday about state control of city schools, former Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez filed this commentary jewel with the CT Post: The front-page [...]
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Carmen Lopez: ‘Similar To A Playground And A Laboratory, Bridgeport Has Been Used By Outsiders’
October 27th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Tags: Carmen Lopez·CT Post·Excel Bridgeport·General Electric·John Bohannon·John Stafstrom·Michele Mount·Norm Pattis·Paul Timpanelli·Robert Trefry·Steven Ecker
Ain’t No Mount High Enough–Supremes To Hear School Case
October 25th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
Get ready for the legal showdown. City schools now operate at the direction of a state-appointed Board of Education. On Thursday lawyers for the plaintiffs will try to persuade the state Supreme Court to overturn the July 6 decision by the elected board to dissolve itself. Michele Mount (OIB handle MCAT) will argue on behalf of education [...]
Tags: Alan Neigher·Bill Finch·Mary-Jane Foster·Michele Mount·Santa Ayala·Steven Ecker
Whew! State Supreme Court Reverses Million-Dollar Discrimination Award Against The City
April 23rd, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Sometimes the Connecticut Supreme Court rules against the city (state takeover of schools) and sometimes it rules in favor. The unanimous decision The Supremes released today will save the city close to $2 million. The case involves Carmen I. Perez-Dickson, a principal at Beardsley School, who brought two claims against the city going back to [...]
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Tags: Steven Ecker