September 29 October 27 November 17 December 15 January 26 February 23 March 30 April 27 May 25 June 3 (Executive Board Dinner) All dates are subject to change. All meetings will begin promptly at 3:45pm and will be…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 12-2-21
What it means when college courses are taught mostly by non-tenure-track faculty
BY THE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARDNOV. 28, 2021 3 AM PT The era of college courses taught mostly by tenured professors, who spend time on research and scholarly pursuits in addition to teaching, has been fading fast. Increasingly, the work of instructing students…
AFT Announces Third Round of Innovation Fund’s Return, Recover and Reimagine (RRR) Grants
WASHINGTON—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus issued the following statement announcing the third round of AFT Innovation Fund RRR grants totaling $200,000 to help support ongoing local efforts to keep schools open for…
‘Union Talk’ episode 6: ‘COVID-19 Vaccines and Children’
Yesterday on the AFT’s “Union Talk” podcast, AFT President Randi Weingarten was joined by Chief Nurse Officer Rear Admiral Aisha Mix, AFT Massachusetts President Beth Kontos and two parent-teachers—Colleen McElligott-Liporto from Lynn, Mass., and Veronica Lindsey from Socorro, Texas—to discuss…
Children and Vaccines Town Hall
You are invited to a special Facebook Live town hall on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 6:45 p.m. EST to discuss the recent availability of vaccinations for children ages 5 and over. It is a great step to accelerate our way out of…