Win or Lose Bridgeport’s Board Of Education battle, Finch has probably lost the war - Wait, What?

Win or Lose Bridgeport’s Board Of Education battle, Finch has probably lost the war - Wait, What?:

Win or Lose Bridgeport’s Board Of Education battle, Finch has probably lost the war

by jonpelto

While most of the attention will be focused on the vote for President and members of the U.S. Senate, Congress, State Senate and State House of Representatives tomorrow, there will be plenty of eyes cast on what happens with the charter revision referendum in Bridgeport.

Mayor Bill Finch, “education reformers” and elite members of the corporate community are spending a record amount to try and convince Bridgeport voters that it is in their best interests to give up their democratic rights to select members of the Bridgeport Board of Education.

Instead, Mayor Finch and his followers want voters to believe that skipping democracy and simply allowing him to choose who will serve on the “citizen” board overseeing