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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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Vallas demands taxpayers cover his $1,700 a month health insurance till July.
Yes it is true; Paul Vallas announced his intention to resign as Bridgeport’s Superintendent on November 8, 2013.  He affirmed that decision at Bridgeport Board of Education meetings in November and December. Vallas even sat there nodding his head when the Board of Education adopted a resolution setting February 7, 2014 as his final day […]The post Vallas demands taxpayers cover his $1,700 a month


Malloy calls his “educational reform” initiative “part of this grand experiment.”
In the United States you can’t take medicine unless it has been fully tested and determined to be safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration.  Heck, you can’t even sell or buy genetically modified salmon without it going through a compressive independent assessment process. But for reasons that are extremely hard to comprehend […]The post Malloy calls his “educational reform” initiativ

Connecticut Democratic Party hit with campaign finance complaint
For months questions have been swirling around State Party Chair Nancy DiNardo, Governor Malloy and the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee about the role they played during the September 2013 Bridgeport Board of Education Democratic Primary The Democratic State Central Committee diverted an unprecedented $40,000 in state party funds to support Mayor Bill Finch’s pro-corporate […]The po


1-7-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Vallas resigns as Bridgeport School Superintendent… Again!It is all pretty simple.  The contract between Paul Vallas and the Bridgeport Board of Education states that if the Bridgeport Board of Education fires Vallas, they must pay him a full year’s salary of $234,000 plus benefits.  If on the other hand Vallas decides to leave his position all he need to is provide […]The post Vallas