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Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics:

Hey Bridgeport; Vallas Has Your Credit Card and He’s Going Wild (Part II of II)

by jonpelto

Governor Malloy and Mayor Finch work out a deal to take over the Bridgeport Schools and appoint a new school board.  Despite the action being deemed illegal, the new appointed board fires the old superintendent, costing taxpayers $220,000, since they had to buy out that guy’s contract.

Paul Vallas, education reformer extraordinaire makes his debut here in Connecticut, along with his growing entourage of associates, assistant, aides and consultants.

To balance this year’s Bridgeport school budget, Vallas cuts a variety of programs and