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Brown Wins in Massachusetts, Sets Tone For 2010

Democrat Legislators caved to the powerful special interest group that is a major donor to their party - and effectively killed the proposed teachers Code of Ethics.

The Code, which was written by teachers for teachers, and was approved by the State Board of Education, set ethical standards for conduct by educators. However, the AEA instructed Democrats to block the measure, calling some of the standards "vague" and "controversial."