Convention snub still rankles NJ teacher union
By Wayne ParryAssociated Press / November 5, 2010
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—New Jersey's state teachers' union was still rankled Friday over a snub by the state's acting education commissioner.
Acting Education Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks earlier this week rejected an invitation to speak at the New Jersey Education Association's annual convention, saying the union has opposed Gov. Chris Christie's proposed changes.
In a speech at the convention Friday afternoon, Vincent Giordano, the union's executive director, listed accomplishments of New Jersey's teachers over the past
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