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Teachers unions call for Mass. school board member's resignation after 'demeaning' comment

Teachers unions call for Mass. school board member’s resignation after ‘demeaning’ comment Moriarty apologized Friday, promising to ‘communicate much better going forward’ By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,Updated April 28, 2021, 3:27 p.m. Email to a Friend The presidents of two local teachers unions echoed calls for state education board member Michael Moriarty to resign on Wednesday, saying his “inflammatory remarks” 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 “there’s no getting away” 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 'severe impact' on student well-being

Lawrence legislators and mayor push for in-person school, say remote learning has ‘severe impact’ on student well-being By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,Updated March 3, 2021, 3:14 p.m. Email to a Friend 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 “exacerbate the achievement gap” between the city’s students and those in wealthier communities, members of Lawrence’s state legislative delegation and Mayor Kendrys Vasquez wrote in a letter to the city’s teachers’ union.

Santa helps Lawrence teachers give books, school supplies to needy students