House sticks it to the 99% of public school students who attend public district schools by confirming charter school executive to the State Board of Education - Wait, What?

House sticks it to the 99% of public school students who attend public district schools by confirming charter school executive to the State Board of Education - Wait, What?:

House sticks it to the 99% of public school students who attend public district schools by confirming charter school executive to the State Board of Education

by jonpelto

Earlier today, the Connecticut House of Representatives confirmed Governor Malloy’s nomination of Andrea Comer to serve a four-year term on the State Board of Education.

Comer, who works as the Chief Operations Officer for the FUSE/Jumoke Academy charter school management company, and previously worked for Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s Achievement First, Inc, one of the nation’s largest charter school management companies, will be filling the State Board of Education seat that was most recently held by an official from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education.

Late word from some Democratic legislators was that the Malloy administration promised that the next two State Board of Education nominations would be of pro-public education supporters if Democratic legislators looked the other way and voted for the appointment of the charter school executive.

As a member of the State Board of Education, Comer will be in a unique position to directly and indirectly help her employer and the charter school industry continue their