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East to West: Oct. 31, 2022

East to West: Oct. 31, 2022

Ellen Maloney October 31, 2022

Happy Halloween! Today on East to West we cover a BU union rally last Thursday, BU StuGov looking to recruit new CFA senator, a recent Boston city council meeting and more. Click here to stream this...

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City Councilors continue redistricting conversation, BPD and BTU funding

Anna Rubenstein October 28, 2022

Criticism on redistricting dominated the Oct. 26 city council meeting – with Council President Ed Flynn ordering for the adoption of new redistricting criteria, claiming it would center around matters...

Dearborn STEM Academy. High-priority Boston Public Schools students returned to in-person instruction Thursday. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DFP FILE

High priority students return to Boston classrooms

Sam Trottenberg February 5, 2021
Students with disabilities, students learning English and students experiencing homelessness were allowed back into classrooms for the first time this year Thursday.
Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang. Teachers’ unions across Massachusetts are asking the state to put teachers back into a higher priority group for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Teachers unions disapprove of Massachusetts vaccine distribution

Rin Velasco January 29, 2021
“The governor keeps pushing schools to reopen for in-person learning more quickly, regardless of the risks to staff and students, yet he has just made it much harder to do that safely,” said Beth Kontos, president of the AFT Massachusetts.
A member of the Boston Teachers Union speaks at a press conference on Sept. 18. Boston Public Schools must remain open for in-person teaching despite opposition from the BTU due to a Wednesday Superior Court ruling. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Judge rules Boston Public Schools must remain open, despite teachers union’s objections

Nick Kolev October 19, 2020
BTU had filed an injunction earlier this month, requesting that teachers be allowed to teach remotely while the City’s positivity rate remains above 4 percent.
Members of the Boston Teachers Union gather Wednesday night at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building to fight for better working conditions. PHOTO BY NOOR ADATIA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston teachers rally to improve contracts, protest budget cuts

Noor Adatia March 23, 2017

Teachers and students from the Greater Boston area gathered outside of the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building Wednesday afternoon with the Boston Teachers Union, advocating for the union’s new contract...

Boston Public Schools strengthen faculty diversity

Daily Free Press Admin January 20, 2014

The Office of Human Capital will develop a three-year plan, known as the Teacher Diversity Action Plan, to increase diversity in the Boston Public School system, Interim Superintendent of Boston Public...

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