Join Boston area educators in building a movement for quality education that combines the visions of youth, communities, families and teachers. The 2nd annual conference of the Boston Teacher Activist Group is May 19th.
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Teacher Chaya Harris’ students may not have accompanied her on her 16 day trip through Latin America last summer—but they have been the beneficiaries of her experiences none the less. 
Get the FAQs on a controversial ballot measure that would gut workplace protections for teachers and make it more difficult for them to advocate on behalf of the students who need them most. 
In November, Massachusetts residents will be asked to vote on a ballot question backed by a group called, deceptively, Stand for Children. But critics of the organization, which is funded by corporate foundations and has deep ties to Bain Capital, say a more accurate name might be Stand Against Teachers. 
Riana Good, a Spanish teacher at the Boston Teachers Union Pilot School, says that to be effective, Massachusetts’ new evaluation system must allow for multiple observations–by multiple observers. 
Just five months ago Governor Deval Patrick came to the Murkland School in Lowell to celebrate huge gains on the MCAS tests by students there. This week administration officials gave the nod to a for-profit charter school in Lowell that will compete with the Murkland for scarce resources. |
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