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DuBois-Walton with Harris Tucker School students at a Newhallville ward committee meeting.
Add another civic leadership role to Karen DuBois-Walton’s calendar.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday that he has named DuBois-Walton as the new chair of the State Board of Education.
“Karen has been an incredibly active member of the New Haven community throughout her career, particularly focused on removing barriers to fair housing among marginalized communities, reversing housing segregation patterns, and making improvements in under-resourced neighborhoods,” a press release quoted Lamont as stating. “Over these last couple of years, she has been a valuable voice as a member of the State Board of Education, utilizing her experience to bring a much-needed perspective to this important body, which is why I feel that having her serve as its next chairperson is a natural fit.”
DuBois-Walton’s day job is running is the Housing Authority of New Haven. She is involved in many other community activities, including most recently spearheading a successful effort by her Fair Haven neighbors to convince the state Liquor Control Commission not to renew the booze license of a problem bar.
In the same release, DuBois-Walton called this a “pivotal moment” for the state ed board, during which “we will design and implement the next five-year plan guiding our efforts to create equity for all Connecticut learners.”
“These past two years have created unimaginable challenges, and our school communities have demonstrated persistence and creativity in meeting the moment while centering safety, wellness, and learning,” she is quoted stating.
......and her direct experience with education is????........ what?? She attended school? Then , I should be an airline pilot or a surgeon because I fly and I've had surgeries..... Party politics continues to destroy our beloved State of Connecticut. We were spared her in New Haven only to find her in Hartford.... more money to be made up there..... Look at public housing in NH under her tenure and judge for yourself