Teachers unions call for Mass. school board memberâs resignation after âdemeaningâ comment
Moriarty apologized Friday, promising to âcommunicate much better going forwardâ
By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,Updated April 28, 2021, 3:27 p.m.
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The presidents of two local teachers unions echoed calls for state education board member Michael Moriarty to resign on Wednesday, saying his âinflammatory remarksâ during a public meeting last week were insulting.
In an April 20 board meeting, Moriarty, who spent 13 years on the Holyoke School Committee, said that while âthereâs no getting awayâ from freezing school district performance reviews because of the pandemic-related cancellation of MCAS exams,
Lawrence legislators and mayor push for in-person school, say remote learning has âsevere impactâ on student well-being
By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,Updated March 3, 2021, 3:14 p.m.
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A woman watches her step as she leaves a COVID-19 vaccination site at South Lawrence East Elementary School in Lawrence on Feb. 2.Elise Amendola/Associated Press
Keeping students in long-term remote learning in Lawrence, rather than bringing them back for in-person classes, will âexacerbate the achievement gapâ between the cityâs students and those in wealthier communities, members of Lawrenceâs state legislative delegation and Mayor Kendrys Vasquez wrote in a letter to the cityâs teachersâ union.
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