WORK HARD, BE NICE: Brooklyn KIPP Votes To Join UFT

I guess this is what happens when your teachers get past the starry-eyed hero worship stage, or when your network of schools gets beyond a certain size:  

"KIPP AMP Academy Charter School in Brooklyn today informed the school’s administration that they are organizing themselves into a union and are seeking official recognition from the state Public Employees Relations Board," says a UFT press release just out today. 

Some of the key issues include teacher turnover and the creation of a PTA.  This makes three of four NYC KIPP schools that will be unionized. There are also three other UFT-represented charter schools including Green Dot in the Bronx.