In the News

• Arguments in the MTA challenge to the Stand for Child petition can be viewed online
  Case scheduled before the Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday, May 8.
• Educators Endorse Joe Kennedy III for Congress
  Toner: "Joe Kennedy will fight for students and for the resources we need."
• Six Educators Selected as Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Finalists
  The Teacher of the Year will be named on National Teacher Day, which is May 8, 2012.
• Worcester teachers to protest forced displacement of staff
  Join EAW members this Thursday, May 3, at Worcester City Hall to protest the mass displacement of staff at Claremont Academy.
• MTA seeks pro-education budget amendments
  Members urged to contact representatives right away.
• Nation’s educators commit to bully-free schools
  NEA’s ‘Bully Free’ campaign joins ‘Bully’ film and launches nationwide PSA campaign.
• House Ways and Means Committee Releases Budget for Fiscal 2013
  MTA's analysis plus education funding spreadsheets.
• Educators and parents testify against Stand initiative
  The MTA has been a leader in developing a more effective and comprehensive educator evaluation system – one that includes clear goals to help teachers hone their skills and ensure student achievement.
• New NEA campaign exposes true cost of corporate tax loopholes
  Sign the petition! Breaks for big businesses shortchange students and defund the American Dream.
• VIVA Project brings "Voice Ideas Vision Action" to bear on critical question
  What do teachers believe is needed to close the achievement gap in our schools, particularly those in low- and moderate-income communities?
• MTA is hiring!
  Applications now accepted for Director of Higher Education and Director of Affiliate Services.
• Lorraine Niccoli is ESP of the Year
  The award ceremony closed a two-day conference of education support professionals in Hyannis. More than 300 MTA ESPs attended.
• Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners
  Teachers are encouraged to attend the upcoming DESE information sessions or webinar and to file comments by April 20.

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