Boston Teachers Union

The timeline for in-person learning in Boston has been updated.

In-person learning is expected to resume for the next wave of Boston Public Schools students on Feb. 1, the district and its teachers union said Monday. They’ll be followed by the widespread return of students in phases starting with the youngest students returning March 1 and ending with high schoolers in class in the beginning of April. The new timeline…

Hours before more than two dozen additional schools were set to resume in-person learning for high-needs students, the Boston Teachers Union on Monday passed a vote of no confidence in superintendent Brenda Cassellius.

Hundreds of students with the highest needs can return to their classrooms as four Boston schools reopen Monday. Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union reached an agreement on ways to keep students and teachers safe with in-person learning Sunday night. The four schools reopening Monday are the Carter School, Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of…

The city of Boston reached an agreement with the teacher’s union to reopen four schools for students with the highest needs by implementing various coronavirus safety protocols.

Late Sunday, Boston Public Schools, Mayor Marty Walsh’s office, and the Boston Teachers Union said they all came to an agreement on additional provisions to keep teachers and students safe including more personal protective equipment, better ventilation and filtration, and additional COVID testing.

Mayor Marty Walsh announces new “Get The Test Boston” pledge to encourage Boston residents to get a coronavirus test.

The superintendent of Boston Public Schools is working to get students with the highest needs back in the classroom, a move that would come after the district went fully remote last week due to coronavirus safety concerns. Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said during a city council hearing Wednesday the district is implementing additional safety measures — including large capacity rooms and…

A judge on Wednesday denied the Boston Teachers Union’s request for an order that would allow teachers at Boston Public Schools to work from home if they want to amid high levels of coronavirus transmission. After a hearing held over Zoom, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Robert Gordon found that it was in the public’s interest to get teachers and...

A judge blocked the Boston Teachers Union’s request to intervene as they sought to keep teachers working remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Although a decision has yet to be made, a judge on Wednesday heard arguments by the Boston Teacher’s Union’s saying schools aren’t safe for in-person learning.

The Boston Teacher’s Union’s lawsuit against the city and superintendent will go before a judge virtually Wednesday as they argue that schools aren’t safe for in-person learning.

Dozens of Boston teachers and parents held a rally at Dorchester Park Saturday afternoon to call for safer centers of learning amid the rising coronavirus cases in the city. “We would like a safe place for our highest need students to be with appropriate ventilation,” said Liz Everson, a special education teacher. One suggestion among the group of ralliers Saturday…

Boston teachers and parents are expected to gather for a rally to demand an end to all in-person learning due to the rise in coronavirus rates.

The Boston Teachers Union is filing an injunction to halt in-person learning at Boston Public Schools on Friday due to coronavirus concerns. But Mayor Marty Walsh continues to argue that the schools should remain open for high-needs students. Boston delayed plans to reopen schools in the city because the coronavirus positivity rate hit 4%, Walsh announced Wednesday. But the 1,300…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh continues to argue that public schools should remain open for high-needs students as the Boston Teachers Union files an injunction to halt in-person learning amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Boston Teachers Union is filing an injunction to halt in-person learning at Boston Public Schools Friday, citing coronavirus concerns.

Citing rising cases of COVID-19, the Boston Teachers Union announced Thursday that it is seeking an injunction to stop in-person learning at Boston Public Schools. The union, which held an emergency town hall Wednesday night, said in a statement that it was headed to court for the injunction, an order to stop doing something, because Boston Public Schools and the…

Dozens of Catholic schools in Massachusetts are set to start in-person learning with added safety precautions in place like desk shields, hand sanitizer and separated schools supplies. Parents say they are looking forward to it despite some criticism against the decision. “I feel like it’s the beginning of going back to normal,” said Michelle Payne, of Beverly, who is...

Teachers demanding action from Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to safely reopen schools rallied at the state house and across the Commonwealth Wednesday. Organized by their unions, they called on Baker to “take action in support of safe and healthy public schools and colleges,” in a push for adequate HVAC systems and rapid coronavirus testing for K-12 schools. “We don’t...