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 School Committee approves closures of three schools, and reconfigurations of three more
On December 17th 2025, the Boston School Committee approved a proposal by BPS to close [...]
Curley School Teacher Receives Educator of the Year Award
A Mary E. Curley School teacher was one of several Boston Public School teachers awarded [...]
‘No Teachers, No Plan’: BPS Students Walk Out in Call for Remote Learning
Scores of Boston Public School students walked out Friday in a call for a temporary [...]
Forced to improvise COVID policies, school nurses are reaching a ‘breaking point’
Every morning before school, Lauren O’Malley-Singh’s heart races as she straps on an N95 mask. [...]
It’s been a long, arduous week for Mass. teachers. Why won’t our state leaders apologize?
This week, teachers across Massachusetts received rapid COVID tests and maskscourtesy of the state. This [...]
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
Massachusetts schools are reporting staggering numbers of new COVID cases among students and staff members [...]
Superintendent Steps Into Class With Boston Public School Teachers Out Sick
After roughly 1,200 teachers and staff members called out on Tuesday and nearly as many [...]