In between violin and voice lessons, teachers at the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Brighton have organized into a union, the first-ever at a Massachusetts charter school.The mission of public education is to enrich the teachers.Got that?
The decision by the 20 teachers at this small elementary school is considered significant in the state's 15-year-old charter movement, which was based, in part, on allowing administrators to pursue innovative teaching methods without union intervention.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Teachers unionize at charter school, a first for Mass.
The Boston Globe reports: