Full funding and staffing for Middleborough Public Schools In Middleborough, Massachusetts, the school board claims that a $2.2 million shortfall in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 means they have to lay off 29 staff members in the school system, including 23 teachers. This is despite the school board proposing a $10,000 raise toContinue reading “Stop the Middleborough Teacher Cuts!”
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Full union rights for the Holyoke Teachers Association: End “exit assurances” to support students and educators!
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced the end of receivership–state control–of Holyoke Public Schools (HPS) in July. The attacks on unions, pay, and working conditions that came with receivership are driving educators out of the district. Unfortunately, DESE decided to maintain many anti-worker measures from receivership as “Exit Assurances.” ExitContinue reading “Full union rights for the Holyoke Teachers Association: End “exit assurances” to support students and educators!”
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