Somerville educators hold rally to demand mayor fully fund public schools

Faced with the national strike called by the School of Teachers for this Thursday, May 15, the Association of Educators of Chile (ASEDUCH) informed through its president José Luis Velasco that "we share the concern about the lack of responses of the Mineduc to urgent issues of the education system, but we do not believe that paralyzing the classes is the way to solve them", he said after being consulted by the announced mobilization.

Somerville educators hold rally to demand mayor fully fund public schools

Concerned members of the community joined in a rally last Wednesday calling for more funding for Somerville Schools. Hundreds of educators, caregivers, students, and community members gathered outside of East Somerville Community School on Wednesday before a hearing on the school budget to call on Mayor Katjana Ballantyne to increase her funding proposal for Somerville Public Schools. Afterwards, dozens of educators, caregivers, and community me…