Teachers creating and leading schools . . . is union work!

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LOUISE SUNDIN (lsundin{at}mft59.org) is past president of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, former American Federation of Teachers vice president, chair of the board of the Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools, and a founding member of the Teacher Union Reform Network. Abstract The original vision of a charter school called for heavy doses of professional teacher contribution throughout all aspects of curriculum and administration. Unfortunately, that is not how charter schools have evolved. Until now. The Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools is the first union-sponsored entity created for the sole purpose of authorizing and overseeing charter schools. It carries with it the hope and belief that schools that involve professional teachers in all aspects of schooling will deliver high quality education to students.

© 2014. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Phi Delta Kappan February 2014 vol. 95 no. 5 31-34 » AbstractFree Full Text Full Text (PDF) Classifications CHARTER SCHOOLS: Options & Expectations Services Tell a colleague about this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Alert me when eletters are published Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Download to citation manager Responses Submit a response No responses published Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Google Scholar Articles by Sundin, L. PubMed Articles by Sundin, L. Related Content Load related web page information Current Issue April 2014, 95 (7) Alert me to new issues of Phi Delta Kappan ADVERTISE CONTACT US/PERMISSIONS EMAIL ALERTS INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PDK/GALLUP POLL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDES RSS FEEDS WRITE FOR KAPPAN Copyright © 2014 by PDK International

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