MTA Today: Educators welcome students with empathy
MTA Today: Educators welcome students with empathy
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, educators are reuniting with students and colleagues in buildings across the state and fighting to keep everyone in their communities safe. This issue is filled with coverage of the new year beginning in public schools and on public campuses. MTA members in Springfield and Chicopee told MTA Today how they prepared for the challenges and opportunities of full in-person learning, while higher education unions took the lead over the summer on efforts to advocate for stronger safety requirements at colleges and universities. A commentary focuses on what new federal funds could mean for public education. This edition also includes stories about the Human and Civil Rights and “Honor Our Own” awards, momentum for the MTA PreK-12 ESP Bill of Rights, and the campaign to pass the Fair Share Amendment in November of 2022.