Christopher Huffaker

Schools in Gloucester, Marblehead, and Beverly remained closed Wednesday as teachers strikes stretched on.

Teacher strikes in Gloucester and Beverly reached their fourth day of missed school Thursday, while Marblehead teachers were out for a third school

Combined, the three unions represent about 1,420 educators who teach about 10,000 students.

Teacher strikes in three North Shore communities stretched into a third week Wednesday, with teachers in Gloucester and Beverly out for their eighth school day and Marblehead for their seventh.

Paraprofessionals, also known as teacher's aides or instructional assistants, are essential school employees who help keep the public education system afloat

Gloucester leaders and educators reached a tentative agreement to end a 15-day strike Friday afternoon concluding one of three long-running teacher

Students returned to school Wednesday in both Beverly and Marblehead, after negotiations and court pressure brought to an end two of the longest-running Massachusetts teacher strikes in decades.

Enrollment in Massachusetts private schools is in an unrelenting multidecade decline, with fewer students attending Catholic, boarding, and other forms of private school.

The Newton South High School's Faculty Council is petitioning the superintendent to eliminate the multilevel classes in STEM and world languages.

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper has proposed yet another revision to the district's complex and controversial admissions system for the district's three prestigious exam schools.