Teachers and school employees staged an Islandwide walk-in/out on Thursday to show solidarity with the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association (MVEA) in their ongoing battle with school officials regarding salary increases. Following a recent failure to reach an agreement during lengthy negotiations with the All Island School Committee over their three-year contract with the district, the […]
Last week we had two divergent stories about the same group of public officials. A school committee eager to spend money on an outside attorney to appeal the Oak Bluffs planning board’s decision not to allow a synthetic turf field over at the high school, and a school committee unwilling to increase the cost-of-living allowance […]
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” –Albert Einstein. I may have mentioned spring a touch early a few weeks ago, but the buds are now actually appearing on the trees and shrubs, and the pinkletinks on Farm Pond are singing, plus the temperatures are over 50° every day, so I […]
Supporters of the Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association (MVEA) gathered on Saturday at Vineyard Haven’s Five Corners to build public awareness about their ongoing contract dispute with the school district. Omnipresent bright yellow “Fair pay for the MVEA” signs held by Vineyard teachers, parents, and students were met with supportive car honks. The teachers and their […]
To the Editor: The Martha’s Vineyard Educators Association (MVEA) members are frustrated and disappointed by the district negotiations team’s decision to decline our efforts to continue to work together toward a fair wage settlement. Negotiations for the teacher contract, which includes school nurses, guidance counselors, school psychologists, teachers, and shared-service providers, have come to a […]