Teachers union sues to prevent weakening of teacher certification standards for charter school instructors
(World News USA)

Teachers union representatives filed suit in Manhattan State Supreme Court today to prevent the Charter Schools Committee of the State University of New York from creating a new and less rigorous set of certification standards for some of the state`s charter schools. In a news conference outside the Supreme Court building on Foley Square, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said: `It is not easy to become a fully certified teacher in New York, nor should it be. All our kids deserve to be taught by teachers who have gone through a rigorous process, but the Charter Schools...