The two largest teachers’ unions in the U.S. released a joint statement on Tuesday calling for controversial GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) to be removed from the House Education Committee.…

You achieved a huge victory! Today the state’s educator unions reached an agreement with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reducing the student school year to 170 days to give...

The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents described its opposition to holding the standardized tests in a 4-page document released Friday.

The unanimous vote calls for mandatory masking for staff and students in preK through higher education.

Paul Giamatti wins Best Actor in a comedy or Musical at Golden Globes for his role in 'The Holdovers'

The agreement puts an end to a negotiating impasse that lasted months and, since Jan. 19, kept schools closed due to an illegal strike.

Boston Public Schools facilities staff have installed thousands of air conditioning units over the last two years.

Bringing students fully back to school this fall could “put everything in jeopardy,” according to leaders of major state and local teachers unions who blasted reopening guidelines they say are bein…

Though many parents support the strikes, one mother with kids in the school system said the last few days have been “stressful” and “confusing” — and eerily reminiscent of school days during the...

The rock band with Quincy roots showed solidarity with the union Wednesday the best way they know how: with a performance of the “Worker’s Song” from their 2003 album “Blackout.”

You cannot demand students return to class without a proactive plan to protect the teachers who are not only educating children, but are taking care of them throughout the day. Forcing schools to...

Teachers know better than anyone the weight that reopening schools will put on them. Right now, they see it as too great a risk — not just for them, but for all of us. The least we can do is hear...

The health and safety of students, educators and families cannot be sacrificed. Educators’ unions have released a reopening proposal worth fighting for.

Dedham Education Association President Tim Dwyer called the settlement "a major victory for Dedham educators and their students."

The vote to raise the standards comes two months after the board was initially expected to decide on the proposal by education commissioner Jeff Riley and follows a public comment period that began...

Contact your state representative and urge the Legislature to pass Amendment #460, which would cancel the tests for this year and waive the requirement that current high school seniors must have...

Senate President Karen Spilka on Tuesday said Gov. Charlie Baker must let teachers get vaccinated this month and should set aside a percentage of doses for teachers and school staff.

The state’s expectation that teachers in remote districts will work from their school classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic is getting slammed by the head of the Massachusetts Teachers Ass…

She sent a letter to President Trump saying his rhetoric around the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was her "inflection point."

After spending yesterday consulting with our Environmental Health & Safety Committee and public health experts, the Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling on state Education Commissioner...

Najimy argued that the testing will “stress to an unbelievably stressful year” and will not provide valid, reliable or useful results.

At the same time Governor Charlie Baker is advising families not to gather inside with others for the holidays because it is not safe, he is pressuring schools to open for full in-person learning.

Nearly 30 Massachusetts senators are asking education officials to delay MCAS testing until the fall instead of administering the exams in the spring, citing stress, scheduling issues and a waste o…

The Andover Education Association voted Thursday afternoon to go on strike following nine months of negotiations.

Contending that it’s too soon to safely bring students and staff back into buildings this fall, the state’s largest teachers union is pushing for all learning to continue at home, at least for the...

The ballot initiative to toss out the MCAS graduation requirement reached 135,000 signatures ahead of the deadline, the Massachusetts Teachers Association and allies announced Wednesday — the…

The corporate interests behind the Janus v. AFSCME case may think they won big with today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, but history teaches us that working people will not be denied and will continue...

The start of school in Massachusetts will be delayed by 10 days to allow for more educator training, Education Commissioner Jeff Riley announced Monday. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade...

Hundreds of Woburn educators began their strike Monday, prompting the closure of all 10 campuses for the district’s nearly 4,300 students.

The Legislature is taking testimony on a bill which would place a four-year moratorium on administration of the MCAS.

STATE OFFICIALS are signaling that student-teacher ratios across the state may be far lower when schools reopen in the fall to deal with the coronavirus.

Rhode Island and Massachusetts have not prioritized teachers and related staff in their distribution plans, but the retail pharmacy is aligning with President Biden.

While school employees are relieved that the state finally has a plan that will enable many of them to receive a COVID-19 vaccine within the next few weeks, we are continuing to urge the Baker...

Dedham teachers voted to go on strike today — nearly two years after they began bargaining for a fair contract.