BTU leaders and members are vocal advocates in the media for issues we believe in. Read the stories, statements and releases below to see what our community is up to.
Boston teachers stage ‘walk-in’ rallies to pressure contract talks
Members of the Boston Teachers Union staged demonstrations before classes Thursday to put pressure on [...]
Meet Tanisha Milton, one of Boston Public Schools’ ‘Educators of the Year’
On this week’s edition of the Joy Beat, All Things Considered is celebrating the oft-unsung heroes of [...]
BPS teachers: Our photo was used in touting of bill we oppose
This Letter to the Editor was submitted to and featured in the Boston Globe. On [...]
City Officials Encourage Boston Students To Read With Free Book Fair
With Boston students back in school, city officials made sure they had plenty of books [...]
Freedom Library hands out 4,500 books in Massachusetts to combat book bans
Having handed out thousands books in the South, the NAACP and American Federation of Teachers [...]
NAACP leaders tour Boston’s majority-Black neighborhoods, talk civic engagement
More than 50 Black leaders from NAACP chapters across the country took a tour of Mattapan, Dorchester, [...]
BPS schools used for summer learning now have air conditioning, officials say
As summer heats up in Boston, school district officials say classrooms will be kept cool [...]