Attempted coup by ConnCAN and TFA in Bridgeport: a cautionary tale « Parents Across America

Attempted coup by ConnCAN and TFA in Bridgeport: a cautionary tale « Parents Across America: "Most recently, in Connecticut, the hedge-fund backed, pro-charter lobby group ConnCAN conspired with Teach For America and the mayor of Bridgeport, along with the state’s Governor and the appointed Chair of the State Board of Education, who is also the on the advisory board of ConnCan, to oust Bridgeport’s elected school board.  Their actions have now been overturned by the courts.

Here is a timeline of these events. However, as Wendy Lecker explains below, Governor Malloy and his allies in the corporate reform movement appear to be intent on upending the court decision through an act of the Legislature.  This account is adapted from her recent column in the Connecticut Post.

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