The New Haven School Change initiative began with a groundbreaking contract overwhelming ratified by the teachers union membership which emphasized cooperation and collaboration.

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It said he knew his 2010 contract extension wasn't properly ratified by union rules, and raised questions about everything from travel expenses to the amount he spent on gifts.

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According to the Sunday Times, Mr Straw wrote to his Scottish counterpart Kenny MacAskill on 19 December 2007, six weeks before an oil exploration contract for BP in Libya was ratified.

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