Paul Tritter·May 11, 2025Why “Active vs. Retired” is the wrong conversation in the BTU electionsIn last week’s BTU Executive Board primary election the top seven spots were swept by retired teachers. This has generated a lot of…
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Jan 30, 2025Wheelock professor: Kids lose out when teachers must provide both gen ed and special edUnion says no other Mass district tells teachers to handle both
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Jan 27, 2025A BTU exec board member tells why he voted against the last contract and why he wants clear rules…“If the teachers seem stubborn…, it’s because the district failed to deliver on its promises”
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Dec 18, 2024Scrambled eggs and other stories about classroom reality from BTU educators“Knowing how … [is] not enough.”A response icon1A response icon1
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Dec 17, 2024Educators campaign for a living wage for paraprofessionals“I am making it work. How? I work two other jobs”
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Dec 16, 2024BTU educators: The administration’s bargaining stance harms our students and ourselves“Do not let us hit the iceberg!”
Master Trainer·Dec 3, 2024Van MorrisonBy Peter Wolf: Back in 1968, the Boston Tea Party was the premier club for rock bands. My band, the Hallucinations,
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Jun 12, 2024BPS educators and supporters take their contract demands to the streetBTU contract talks heated up last Wednesday with a mass picket line of close to 1,000 educators and community supporters circling the BPS…A response icon1A response icon1
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Apr 27, 2022BPS officials’ BTU contract proposal: Turn class size limits into targetsInitial list shows a wide chasm between the two sides
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard News·Apr 26, 2022The BTU’s new bargaining approachUnion seeks to make common cause with students and parents to change school policies
