BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL teachers believe issues of race and racism should be taught in public schools, particularly in the older grades, according to a survey conducted by Educators For Excellence, a national teacher-led organizing group. The survey of 110 Boston teachers, sponsored by the Barr Foundation, includes a number of revealing details about the position […]
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60% of Mass. high school grads stay, work here
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ABOUT 60 PERCENT of students who graduated from Massachusetts public high schools over the last 10 years were employed in the state years after graduation, according to state education department data. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released a wage earnings report for the first time in late October, […]
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Page-led MTA leads fight for Question 1
The millionaire tax promises funding to education and transportation, but it is teachers who are footing the costs for the political fight to get the constitutional amendment passed. The amendment imposes a 4 percent surtax on income over $1 million and is expected to raise more than $1 billion annually. Since the start of the […]
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Page-led MTA leads fight for Question 1
THE MILLIONAIRE TAX promises funding to education and transportation, but it is teachers who are footing the costs for the political fight to get the constitutional amendment passed. The amendment imposes a 4 percent surtax on income over $1 million and is expected to raise more than $1 billion annually. Since the start of the […]
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Boston teachers contract lays groundwork for success
RECENTLY, MEMBERS of the Boston Teachers Union reached an important milestone on the path toward building the schools our students and communities deserve. Together, we overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year agreement with Boston Public Schools that represents significant progress for students and families, educators, democratically elected local leaders, local administrators, and community allies — all […]
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Here’s how we retain our 4,000 ’emergency’ teachers
THE STUDENT at our virtual open house had a lot of questions. “I am working under an emergency license,” she told us, “and I want to keep teaching. How soon can I start my coursework?” This student is not alone – over 4,000 people are working under what is called an emergency teaching license in […]
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What makes a book a high school classic?
IF YOU WENT to high school in the United States anytime since the 1960s, you were likely assigned some of the following books: Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” “Julius Caesar” and “Macbeth”; John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”; F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”; Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”; and William Golding’s “The Lord of […]
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Coalition says education gap has widened
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THREE YEARS after the Student Opportunity Act was signed to address educational inequity, pledging $1.5 billion to the public education system by 2027, low-income and minority students are falling even farther behind their peers in the wake of pandemic-era school closures and hybrid learning, according to a report released Wednesday. The […]
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Boston is hemorrhaging school-aged kids
It’s only a few weeks until students head back to school. In Boston, if this year is like last year, and like many others before that, there will be fewer of them in classrooms this fall. Boston has been booming economically, a fact reflected in big population growth in recent decades. The city now claims […]
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Boston is hemorrhaging school-aged kids
IT’S ONLY A FEW WEEKS until students head back to school. In Boston, if this year is like last year, and like many others before that, there will be fewer of them in classrooms this fall. Boston has been booming economically, a fact reflected in big population growth in recent decades. The city now claims […]