Connecticut state education officials have voted to intervene in operations at Bridgeport Public Schools, which is facing a major budget deficit and low student success rates.
The intervention includes a new team to help with special education initiatives, one of the district’s highest costs; mandatory training for the district’s board of ed, which has struggled with communication amongst themselves and with district officials; and a requirement that state Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker approve a permanent superintendent before they’re hired.
The decision made at a meeting on Wednesday was met with mixed reactions from city officials, community members, and parents…