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.
‘Slap in the face’: Boston School Committee unanimously approves budget that would cut hundreds of jobs
TheBoston School Committee unanimously approved a $1.7 billion budget for thenext school year that will cut 300 [...]
Many in Boston wary of state intervention
State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) officials expect their audit of the Boston [...]
After rejection of ‘innovation’ plan, Charlestown High faces new reckoning
CALL IT THE push-me-pull-you saga of troubled Charlestown High School. One by one, teachers at [...]
Boston risks losing ‘disproportionate’ number of educators of color with city’s vaccine mandate
There's growing concern among union leaders in Boston that a "disproportionate" number of educators of [...]
Boston City Council to consider making School Committee popularly elected body
Boston City Councilors are taking steps toward transitioning the mayoral-appointed policymaking body that oversees Boston [...]
District to intervene at three underperforming Boston schools
Three underperforming Boston schools are slated to undergo a four-month review, a move that could [...]
‘We clearly deserve more’: Boston patrolmen’s union rejects vaccine mandate deal with Wu
The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the largest union representing the city’s law enforcement, on Wednesday [...]