Connolly to chair new Lawrence school oversight board
Former Boston city councilor founded education nonprofit following 2013 mayoral bid
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JOHN CONNOLLY, WHO made education the centerpiece of his unsuccessful 2013 campaign for mayor in Boston, has been tapped to chair the new state-appointed board that will oversee the Lawrence public schools. The state’s acting education commissioner, Jeff Wulfson, named Connolly to helm the board, which will assume the role of state receiver currently held(...)