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September 2009 (3 MB)

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Page 1       Where We Stand: Promoting ideas that are good for kids and fair to teachers
Page 2 • AFT + comes through with a timely grant for a member in need
• Innovation done right
Page 3 Speak Out: Should states consider school-based flu vaccinations?
Page 4 Tools for Teachers: Social networking: The good, the bad and the funky
Page 5 State Lines: FL; MO; MT; NY; VT
Page 6 • Sotomayor sure to spark interest in Hispanic Heritage Month
• Teachers' Lounge
Page 7 Class Notes: A new approach to teacher preparation
Page 8 Fight for America's Future:
• If ever there was a time to fix healthcare... the time is NOW!
• Clawing back from the brink
Page 10 20 Ideas ...to get your class off to a great start
Page 12 2009 QuEST Investing in Our Future
Page 15 On The Hill
Page 16 First Person: A voice for young members
• H1N1 fall comeback?
Page 17

Lifetimes: Catching crooks, one sketch at a time
• Remembering author and AFT member Frank McCourt

Page 18 Your Money: Depends on how you look at it
Page 20 Where To Find It

 

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