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UPDATE: Stamford Advocate joins effort to warn about conflict of interest on State Board of Education - Wait, What?

Stamford Advocate joins effort to warn about conflict of interest on State Board of Education - Wait, What?:




And in Hartford, Jumoke Academy pulls down another $1.1 million, while Achievement First collects $1.2 million




And in Windham…the New Magnet School still hasn’t filed an approved Operations Plan but is using an inappropriate application



Stamford Advocate joins effort to warn about conflict of interest on State Board of Education






As the Connecticut Legislature prepares to take up the nomination of Andrea Comer to the State Board of Education, the Stamford Advocate has joined the chorus warning that it would be a conflict of interest for her to serve on the Board.
About the controversy surrounding Comer, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Jumoke Academy and FUSE charter school management company, the Stamford Advocate wrote, “Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has appointed Comer to the board — raising eyebrows and questions about a conflict of interest. The board has direct oversight of the charter school industry, decides whether to reauthorize charters and votes on funding and