Peabody is one of 74 Massachusetts communities with new shelters housing migrants and that means more students suddenly added to the school system.
Governor Maura Healey said her administration is looking into possibly merging Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School and Northern Essex Community College on NECC's campus in Haverhill.
In the middle of the noise and the drama and tension, it's the students being impacted after spending nine days out of the classroom with the teacher strike reaching a breaking point. They're dealing with learning loss, disrupted routines, and major uncertainty.
Teachers in the Boston suburb have been working without a contract since the start of the school year. The Newton Teachers Association (NTA) is calling for better pay and a living wage for teaching assistants, some of whom start at $26,000 a year.

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This short article from Staples Business explores a familiar challenge in K-12 procurement: Why everyday school purchases don’t always flow through the cooperative contracts you already have in place.
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From Cognia
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How district leaders select, implement, and scale book-based professional learning
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