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The Difficulty in Getting Nonprofits to Pay Their Fair Share of Property Taxes

In December 2010, a city task force released a report that called on certain non-profits to pay their fair share of property taxes. Nonprofits are exempted from the obligation to pay property taxes under a law that was passed in 1830. (That's not a typo!) This latest city report called for certain non-profits to gradually increase their payments over a five year period, after allowing for a 'community benefits reduction' and a few other offsets.

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It's Time for the Superintendent to Come to the Negotiating Table and Talk to Teachers!

On Friday, November 18th, thousands of BTU members around the city came to school that morning with an added purpose: to tell the school district that it's time to settle contract negotiations. View a video of thousands of BTU members as they picketed at their schools and community sites demanding that the school district 'Talk to Teachers.'

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Spotlight on Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Where Great Teaching and Learning Is Going On in Classrooms Every Day

Through all the drama, challenges and volatility in public education these days, BTU staff and BPS students are keeping focused on doing their job: teaching and learning and creating caring communities.

Featured this month in "We're Learning Here, is Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

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Boston Teachers and Their Union Respond to Supt. Johnson on the Extended School Day and Teacher Compensation

AFT President Randi Weingarten held a press conference with the BTU to criticize Supt. Johnson and the Boston school department for its uncompromising negotiating position against offering BTU members any compensation for working an extended day.

Watch the video of the press conference here.

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Spotlight on Higginson-Lewis K-8 School Where Great Teaching and Learning Is Going On in Classrooms Every Day

Through all the drama, challenges and volatility in public education these days, BTU staff and BPS students are keeping focused on doing their job: teaching and learning and creating caring communities.

Featured this month in "We're Learning Here, is the Higginson-Lewis K-8 School.

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Check Out the BTU's New Video

There are a lot of reasons why we became educators: to inspire; to motivate;  to build confidence; to change the world.

Today there is a battle over the future of public education and the future of the teaching profession.

Boston attracts the best of our profession. View a new video about what's at stake.

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1,500 BTU Members Rally for Teachers’ Rights

City Councilors Charles Yancey, Felix G. Arroyo, Frank Baker attend and speak. Ayanna Pressley attends as well.

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BTU to Rally for Teachers’ Rights January 18

The BTU held its first citywide event this contract season to build on recent surge in teacher support as BTU seeks new agreement

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