The nation’s leading voice for public education calls Connecticut’s Carmen Lopez a hero of public education.
by jonpelto
Today, one of Diane Ravitch’s blog posts focused on Judge Carmen Lopez and her contribution to fighting for public education in Connecticut.
Ravitch writes,
“She has stood up against the most powerful people in her state to defend the public schools and the basic principles of democracy.
She served as a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court from 1996 until her retirement in 2008.
She played a pivotal role in the legal strategy and lawsuit that stopped the State of Connecticut’s effort to take over the Bridgeport School System. Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled that the state had failed to follow its laws and ordered that the democratically elected board of education be reconstituted and given back the authority to run the City’s schools. An election was held earlier this month and an elected board again controls the schools.
Judge Lopez is now opposing the Mayor’s effort to change the city charter and take
Malloy visits Jumoke Academy at Milner today
Malloy visits Jumoke Academy at Milner today
by jonpelto
| Categories: Charter Schools, Christina Kishimoto, Education, Hartford, Malloy, Stefan Pryor Tags: Christina Kishimoto, Jumoke Academy, Malloy, Milner School, Stefan Pryor Long before Governor Malloy’s “education reform” bill passed, the Malloy Administration, Hartford Superintendent of Schools Christina Kishimoto and the Jumoke Academy have been scheming to hand over Hartford’s Thurman Milner School to the Jumoke Academy. Along with the transfer of the school comes millions and millions of public funds. At noon today, October 19, 2012, [...]
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