Listen Here On Union Talk, AFT president Randi Weingarten will interview workers, policymakers and experts who are confronting the issues working families face and championing solutions. From the classroom to the bargaining table to Congress to the streets, Union Talk…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 6-14-22
Revitalizing the Teaching Profession
Three Educators Share Their Experiences and Aspirations By Monique Boone, Kelly Erinakes, Nicholas Ferroni Teaching, a truly noble profession, is on life support. After decades of inadequate investment, our public schools were short-staffed and under-resourced when the pandemic began. Now,…
Mayor Wu joins unions to push back on state takeover of Boston schools
By Christopher Huffaker Globe Staff, Updated May 19, 2022, 3:14 p.m. Mayor Michelle Wu, alongside local and national teachersunion leaders, spoke out Thursday against the prospect of a state takeover of theschool system. The comments came during a press conference on…
5/23 Wellness and 5/24 Policy Committee Meeting Agendas
Today is the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
On this day in 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that separate was not in fact equal. Because of this decision, schools were desegregated across the United States, but mainly in the Jim Crow South. The AFT…