Yesterday, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), a statewide group made up of some of Connecticut’s most influential business leaders, called upon Bridgeport voters to do away with their elected board of education, and instead, allow Bill Finch, the Mayor of Bridgeport, to appoint who he sees fit to serve on Bridgeport’s school board.
Connecticut Council for Education Reform is the “education reform” group that played a prominent role in support of Governor Malloy’s “education reform” bill.
In a blast email to their supporters yesterday morning, they wrote: “This Election Day, Bridgeport voters will make a critical decision that will impact students in their public schools for years to come. The district’s Charter Revision Commission has put forth a referendum that would give the mayor the final decision as to who would be appointed to the city’s board of education. It is vital that Bridgeport citizens vote yes to this proposed
