WBZ News - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Mon, 13 May 2024 13:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Adding migrant children to Massachusetts schools a challenge and an opportunity, superintendent says /article/adding-migrant-children-to-massachusetts-schools-a-challenge-and-an-opportunity-superintendent-says/ Mon, 13 May 2024 13:24:15 +0000 /?p=162537 Peabody is one of 74 Massachusetts communities with new shelters housing migrants and that means more students suddenly added to the school system.​

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There are about 2,000 migrant children now enrolled in public schools across Massachusetts.

Peabody is one of 74 Massachusetts communities with new shelters housing migrants and that means more students suddenly added to those school systems.

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]]> High school and community college could combine campuses in Massachusetts /article/high-school-and-community-college-could-combine-campuses-in-massachusetts/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:58:44 +0000 /?p=161106 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.

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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.

The two schools are currently about 10 minutes apart from each other.

Back in January, a proposal to build a new Whittier Tech in Haverhill was rejected by 10 of the 11 Massachusetts cities and towns it serves. The current school is 51 years old.

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]]> 9 missed days of school taking a toll on Newton students as teachers strike drags on /article/9-missed-days-of-school-taking-a-toll-on-newton-students-as-teachers-strike-drags-on/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:34:16 +0000 /?p=158346 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.

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Now the pressure is on for both sides to get a deal. Yet, in the middle of the noise and the drama and tension, it’s the children of Newton 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.

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]]> “Significant distance” between teachers and city as school canceled Monday in Newton /article/significant-distance-between-teachers-and-city-as-school-canceled-monday-in-newton/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:40:23 +0000 /?p=157990 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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]]> School is closed for students in Newton on Monday as the teachers’ union and the city continue to negotiate in hopes of ending the teacher strike.

Teachers, parents and students braved the cold temperatures Sunday as they picketed for a third day. Negotiations between the union and city also continued Sunday but School Committee Chairman Chris Brezski said both sides are far from reaching an agreement.

“The NTA increased its monetary demands on other items relative to the most recent proposals and there remains significant distance between the parties on other major issues. Based on this, we believe there is no reasonable probability that an agreement will be reached today,” said Brezski. “Therefore, we anticipate the NTA will continue its illegal strike tomorrow, canceling school.”

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