Student Loans: A Couple of Hints For What is a Growing Problem
A New York Times article, "Graduating? Here's what to know about your student loans," captures [...]
PD Scheduling Note, Call for Session Proposals for Teacher Summer Institute
Important Note for Schedule A Schools Regarding PD Scheduling As part of the agreement to [...]
95% of Members Support BTU’s Position to Protect Rights of Excessed Teachers
Last week the mayor called us out and told the Herald that 95% of our [...]
Robo-Graders Come to PARCC Essays: “Length and Pretension” Win Out When Correction by Humans Disappears
The Globe published a terrific op-ed on Pearson's new reform: replacing one of two human graders with [...]
WBUR Hosts Talk Segment on the Extended School Day
Yesterday W BUR ran a 30-minute segment on the issue of the extended school day. [...]
Mediation sessions will begin in June, a little later than we would like, but scheduling is somewhat problematic. We remain committed to doing this as expeditiously as possible.
Meanwhile all of the city's Members of the Boston Police Patrolman's Association picketed Commissioner Edward [...]
Inquiring Minds Want to Know: In schools the Obama and Duncan kids attend, are teacher evaluations tied to student test scores?
We all want what is best for our own kids,right? Bill Schechter, retired now after [...]
Town of Pelham, MA Leads Way to Correct Charter Funding
A warrant article is coming up for approval in May in the town of Pelham, [...]
AFT President Randi Weingarten visits the Edwards and the BTU School last week
AFT president Randi Weingarten visited the the Edwards and the BTU school last week. She [...]