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By DOUG SELWYN

Teachers unions have been in the news quite a bit recently. They were active in leading the successful action that ended the MCAS as a graduation requirement. They played a leading role in passing the Fair Share Amendment, which imposed an additional tax on the very wealthy to pay for education and transportation. They have been involved with strike actions at several school districts around the state, strikes held over concerns about a wide range of issues ranging from inadequate pay and benefits to concerns about safety and discipline policy, to the need to fully staff with instructional assistants, counselors, and psychiatrists in the wake of COVID.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Over the course of two hours Monday, legislators sitting on the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism presented numerous pro-Palestinian exhibits — resources that educators might use in their classroom — drawn from a members-only section of the Massachusetts Teachers Association website.

By DOUG SELWYN

Please think of a person you would identify as your best teacher. It might be a teacher you had in a class at school or college, but it could also be someone you took a dance or drawing class with, a coach, an employer or fellow employee, a member of...