Recent News and Discussions About Mass Teacher Layoffs
What To Do If You’re RIF’d
https://massteacher.org/mta-membership/legal-resources/know-your-legal-rights/what-to-do-if-youre-rifd
What To Do If You’re RIF’d. This booklet is designed to provide basic information on the issues you are facing as a laid-off employee and to direct you to …
Newton Teachers, Supporters Protest Against Plans for …
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/newton-teachers-supporters-protest-against-plans-for-school-layoffs/2683239/
Mar 31, 2022 — More than 100 teachers , students and parents rallied Thursday outside city hall in Newton, Massachusetts , chanting “Fund our schools!” and “Stop …
Malden Public Schools Announces 63 Layoffs – NBC Boston
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/malden-public-schools-issue-statement-on-staff-cutoffs/2720357/
May 14, 2022 — The statement released by Malden Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Noriega-Murphy said a total of 63 non-renewal letters went out in accordance …
More than 2,000 Massachusetts educators have received …
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/23/metro/more-than-2000-massachusetts-educators-have-received-layoff-or-nonrenewal-notices/
Jun 23, 2020 — More than 2,000 educators have received layoff or nonrenewal notices for the fall, the state’s largest teachers union said Tuesday.
Teachers brace for layoffs in unprecedented times
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/08/metro/unprecedented-times-teachers-brace-layoffs/
Jun 8, 2020 — School officials in Randolph and Fairhaven have also confirmed sending layoff notices to more than 50 educators combined. And the Massachusetts …
At this rural Massachusetts school district, teacher retention is …
https://www.masslive.com/springfield/2021/09/at-this-rural-massachusetts-school-district-teacher-retention-is-low-because-of-budget-related-layoffs-superintendent-says.html
Sep 30, 2021 — For schools in Orange, lower teacher retention rates were the results of layoffs , the superintendent said.
The Inequitable Effects of Teacher Layoffs: What We Know …
https://scholar.harvard.edu/mkraft/publications/inequitable-effects-teacher-layoffs-what-we-know-and-cando
Jan 27, 2022 — Studies find that teacher layoffs harmed student achievement and were inequitably distributed across schools, teachers , and students. Research …
Massachusetts teachers receive pink slips amid coronavirus …
Massachusetts teachers receive pink slips amid coronavirus crisis, economic downturn
Jun 17, 2020 — Massachusetts school districts are getting ravaged by cuts as teachers across the state receive pink slips — a result of the coronavirus …
2000 Massachusetts Teachers Get Layoff Notices: Union – Patch
https://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/2-000-massachusetts-teachers-get-layoff-notices-union
Jun 24, 2020 — MASSACHUSETTS — The union that represents public school teachers in Massachusetts says more than 2,030 of its members have received layoff …
Malden High School Students Plan Walkout Over Teacher …
https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/malden-high-school-students-plan-walkout-over-teacher-staff-layoffs/
May 16, 2022 — Malden Public Schools announce the layoffs Friday, May 13 in a letter from Superintendent Ligia Noriega-Murphy. In total, 63 school employees, …