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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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Bridgeport challenge slate winning big in early returns, Malloy candidate defeated in Stamford
Although the counting has just begun, the anti-Mayor Bill Finch, anti-Paul Vallas, anti-education reform industry slate of challengers are winning big across Bridgeport in today’s Democratic primary for the Bridgeport Board of Education. Challengers Andre Baker, Howard Gardner and Dave Hennessey are beating the party endorsed slate of Kathryn Bukovsky, Simon Castillo and Brandon Clark. […]The post


NEWS FLASH: Steven Adamowski hired as state employee before State Board of Education met to extend Special Master’s role.
As if it couldn’t get any more unethical or bizarre, official State of Connecticut documents reveal that “Special Master” Steven Adamowski became a $162,000.09, Durational Project Manager on August 30, 2013…. Five days before the State Board of Education meet to receive the Special Master’s report on his work in Windham and New London and […]The post NEWS FLASH: Steven Adamowski hired as state emp


CT Democratic State Central Committee attacks Tom Foley on his Public Finance position…
Today’s headline from of the Democratic State Central Committee press release reads, “TOM FOLEY WAS AGAINST PUBLIC FINANCING BEFORE HE WAS FOR IT…” The release seeks to mock Tom Foley for changing his position from being against Connecticut’s campaign finance system to now being for it. The Democratic State Central Committee’s move is pretty damn […]The post CT Democratic State Central Committee a

“The Governor was referring to a fact that everyone in this state knows — that our economy…”
As the blind man led the deaf man toward to edge of the precipice he was heard to utter….”things are looking up, we are almost there…” Those words and that image could certainly be used to describe Governor Malloy’s approach to the Connecticut economy and his so-called economic development strategy of giving away hundreds of […]The post “The Governor was referring to a fact that everyone in this s


In Bridgeport, The Power of a Student’s Voice
Today is Democratic primary day in Bridgeport.  On one side is an endorsed slate of candidates dedicated to keeping Paul Vallas in power and continuing the effort to privatize and undermine Bridgeport’s schools.  On the other side are students, parents, teachers and citizens dedicated to supporting, empowering and rebuilding Bridgeport’s public schools. The following is […]The post In Bridgeport,


9-9-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Achievement First Inc. pushing Finch/Vallas slate in Bridgeport Democratic PrimaryBridgeport’s Democratic Primary to select Board of Education candidates will be held tomorrow and campaign finance reports filed last week reveal that Achievement First Inc., the charter school management company co-founded by Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, continues to play a dominate role in t