Former lawmaker and union leader Sandra Peterson dies
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Former State Rep. Sandra Peterson, who helped guide the merger of Minnesota’s two largest teachers unions, has died. She was 79. A statement from Education Minnesota says Peterson died at a Minneapolis hospital Saturday after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Peterson was president of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers when it merged with the ...
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Former State Rep. Sandra Peterson, who helped guide the merger of Minnesota’s two largest teachers unions, has died. She was 79. A statement from Education Minnesota says Peterson died at a Minneapolis hospital Saturday after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Peterson was president of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers when it merged with the ...
"Busing, Flushing And Planning": Met Council At A Crossroads
Former State Rep. Sandra Peterson, who helped guide the merger of Minnesota’s two largest teachers unions, has died. She was 79. A statement from Education Minnesota says Peterson died at a Minneapolis hospital Saturday after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Peterson was president of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers when it merged with the ...
"Busing, Flushing And Planning": Met Council At A Crossroads
Former State Rep. Sandra Peterson, who helped guide the merger of Minnesota’s two largest teachers unions, has died. She was 79. A statement from Education Minnesota says Peterson died at a Minneapolis hospital Saturday after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Peterson was president of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers when it merged with the ...
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Former State Rep. Sandra Peterson, who helped guide the merger of Minnesota’s two largest teachers unions, has died. She was 79. A statement from Education Minnesota says Peterson died at a Minneapolis hospital Saturday after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Peterson was president of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers when it merged with the ...
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