Boston Teachers Union News & Information

Every morning before school, Lauren O’Malley-Singh’s heart races as she straps on an N95 mask. “I … Read more about Forced to improvise COVID policies, school nurses are reaching a ‘breaking point’

This week, teachers across Massachusetts received rapid COVID tests and maskscourtesy of the state. … Read more about It’s been a long, arduous week for Mass. teachers. Why won’t our state leaders apologize?

Massachusetts schools are reporting staggering numbers of new COVID cases among students and staff … Read more about Mass. schools return to class with highest COVID cases this academic year; state reports 38,887 new coronavirus cases among students and 12,213 among staff

After roughly 1,200 teachers and staff members called out on Tuesday and nearly as many sick on … Read more about Superintendent Steps Into Class With Boston Public School Teachers Out Sick

BOSTON — Some of the 200,000 coronavirus test kits the state Department of Elementary and Secondary … Read more about State Sent Expired COVID Test Kits To Massachusetts Schools

State officials continue to expect all schools to provide students with 180 days of in-person … Read more about 1,200 Boston teachers, staff and bus drivers out sick, but the state won’t give in on in-person learning

Boston central staff administrators are rolling out lesson plans. Teachers aides in Lowell are … Read more about ‘We may reach a level of staff absences that compromises our ability to safely operate’: Schools hammered by COVID grapple to remain open

BOSTON — More than 1,000 Boston Public Schools teachers and staff are out Tuesday, school officials … Read more about More than 1,000 Boston Public Schools teachers, staff out of school as COVID-19 cases increase

Boston Public Schools students will return to the classroom Tuesday morning for the first time in … Read more about Boston Public Schools return to the classroom, though rising COVID cases could complicate transportation and teaching