MTA Today: Welcoming All Students; Remembering Kathleen Roberts
MTA Today: Welcoming All Students; Remembering Kathleen Roberts
Read coverage of MTA educators’ efforts to deal with the impact of turbulent political times on immigrant and ethnic minority students, many of whom have been left feeling anxious and vulnerable.
Also in this edition:
- MTA members’ fond remembrances of Kathleen Roberts, a much-loved former MTA president and longtime activist who died in September.
- Cara Pekarcik, the 2018 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
- Coverage of MTA activism on several fronts — from a lively protest against U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to members’ testimony urging legislators to rethink testing, support a $15 minimum wage and patch holes in the safety net for retirees.