BTU member Frank Harris, a teacher at the Edward Kennedy School, has been nominated for an AFT Everyday Hero Award. Let’s give him a vote to put him over the top. Vote here.

And BLS science teacher Aaron Osowiecki is the recipient of the 2016 Shell Science Teaching Award. Read more.

Congratulations to both deserving teachers, and let’s remember to vote for Frank Harris!

Taryn Snyder and Betsy Drinan from the Boston Teachers Union School have been invited to join John King, Acting US Secretary of Education, for tea on Wednesday, May 18 in Washington, DC as part of a group of 10 people assembled to provide input on one of King’s priorities–lifting up and supporting the teaching profession. Taryn and Betsy were invited to the tea as a result of their participation in the Teacher Powered Schools network, a collaboration of over 90 teacher-led or teacher-powered schools across the country.