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
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Supremes Rule Schools Takeover Illegal, Order Special Election — Justice Palmer: Decision A Bogey
UPDATE, includes decision: Norm Pattis, the attorney representing two elected Board of Education members opposed to the state takeover of city schools, first announced the news: “State
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 moreAmazing! Land Deal A Done Deal Between Bridgeport And Trumbull
Break open the champagne. Spoon the caviar. Sound the trumpets. Can you believe it? A deal that makes both Bridgeport and Trumbull happy! The state
Read moreMayor Banks On Legislature’s Border Change For Regional School
Bridgeport and Trumbull officials, brokered by Andrew McDonald, Governor Dannel Malloy’s chief legal counsel, have agreed to a border change to pave the way for a 1,500-student regional
Read moreBridgeport, Trumbull Move Closer To Land Swap For Regional School
Brokered by Andrew McDonald, Governor Dannel Malloy’s chief legal counsel, Bridgeport and Trumbull have moved a step closer to ironing out a land swap to
Read moreCan We Nail Down The Regional School Deal?
Key officials from Bridgeport and Trumbull negotiating land use issues for a proposed regional science magnet school are scheduled to meet on Friday with former State
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