One of the mroe interesting things to come out of the law suit filed by the Norwalk Federation of Teachers Union is this:

“Over the last year, support for Corda among Norwalk’s teachers evaporated as a result of, among other things, Corda’s refusal to enact policies and practices which the NFT and its members believed were appropriate and in the best interests of Norwalk’s children, his failure to communicate appropriately, openly and respectfully with educational personnel and his perceived lack of knowledge of the day to day operations of Norwalk’s schools,” the suit reads.

Teachers union President Bruce LeVine Mellion said not every teacher would agree that support for Corda has “evaporated,” but most do.

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The Hour is reporting on some of the plans that NEON is implementing to provide a friendlier, more inviting and efficient face to the community it serves. Executive director Joe Mann is once again showing a commitment to making the agency operate better for its customers.

The South Main Street community center, which houses NEON’s main offices, will receive a completely new entryway, he said, and a new reception desk that will be located within feet of the new doorway. A new office area for the agency’s caseworkers will also be located near the reception desk, Mann said, enclosed in glass.

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In a quick reaction to the growing concerns that Fairfield County was getting ignored by Hartford yet again, Governor Rell announced that the truck inspections will commence at the weight station in Greeniwch. And not a moment too soon. Today I-95 travellers are faced with a beer truck that collided with another truck at 5am between exits 13-14 northbound, and another truck that wedged itself in the Metro North train underpass on the Boston Post Road in Darien.

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When the greater Bridgeport area executives, otherwise knowns as the political flunkies who serve as mayors and first selectmen gathered in Trumbull yesterday, economic development was on their minds. But also they were talking about regional cooperation concerning education. Sort of.

Most of the mayors and first selectmen agreed that regional cooperation between their communities could play a role in equalizing the educational opportunities between urban and suburban schools.

The bigger responsibility for educational equity, however, said Trumbull First Selectman Raymond G. Baldwin Jr., lies with the state.

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