Hub Teachers Rally for Contract

Hundreds of Boston educators braved frigid temps to send a message to city officials: 'Talk to Teachers.'

Hundreds of Boston educators gathered outside of school department headquarters on a frigid winter evening to send officials a message: ‘Talk to Teachers.’ The educators have been without a contract for nearly two years.

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Receiver Named for Lawrence Schools

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The former principal of a Boston middle school where union members and administrators worked together to improve student performance will oversee the school system in Lawerence Massachusetts.

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Demand for 'Bread and Roses' Still Resonates

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Bread and Roses strike in Lawrence, MA.

One hundred years ago this month, thousands of angry textile workers abandoned their looms and poured into the frigid streets of Lawrence, Mass. Like Occupy Wall Street in our own gilded age, this unexpected grassroots protest cast a dramatic spotlight on the problem of social and economic inequality.

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Elections Matter: A 2012 Primer

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Every day, in state after state, public employees and the services our communities depend upon are under assault. In 2012 our surest recourse to protect our rights is at the ballot box.

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