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8-3-14 Ed Notes Online

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Charter School Unions: Will Teamsters Out-Organize the AFT and NEA?

Eighty teachers and guidance counselors at the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School in Marlboro recently made history when they joined a union — but not the one you might think. They did not join the Massachusetts Teachers Association, which represents 110,000 public school educators across the commonwealth. Nor did they join the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers, which has 25,000 m


8-2-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineHappy 100th Anniversary to World War OneJeez, we haven't had a World War for 75 years. Our generation are just slackers. But the way things are going there is hope.Yes, August 1 is a big day in these parts. It was known as The Great War for 2 decades - until WWII broke out on Sept. 1 1939.I am celebrating by reading Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August."