The Salem School Committee said it is necessary to determine "how we use finite resources in the coming years" in a new deal.
The Salem Teachers Union proposed a cap in the sizes of career and technical education classrooms and shop class sizes in the new contract.
William Warren and Mary Ellen Kraft are this year's recipients of the MVHoward Teacher Recognition Award.
The Salem Rotary Club presented the awards at their annual scholarship luncheon last week.
Salem Teachers Union and School Committee representatives reported progress on paid family leave and learning preparation time this week.
The union said it is "ready and willing to make long-term progress on solutions to the problems facing our district and our members."
The student support specialist was honored for her extraordinary acts of service.
Jessica Valatka is a Resource Economics major who is interested in studying Sustainable Urban Planning & Design.
These Salem students were among those recently earning academic or athletic distinctions.
Vice President of Student Success Nate Bryant will retire at the end of June.
The Student Voice Summit is Saturday starting at 10:30 a.m. as part of the See Me Festival running through Monday.
These Salem students made the honors list at Salem State University for the Spring 2024 semester.
Families were told that the staff member was placed on leave pending an investigation into an "inappropriate interaction with a child."
A virtual Salem Schools Community Engagement Forum will be held Tuesday night.
Compensation was a focus of the latest negotiation sessions on Monday.
Charlotte McDonald will soon embark on a six-year doctoral program tuition-free after earning her degree at Salem State.
Superintendent Steve Zrike said the district's efforts targeting chronic absenteeism have also shown positive results.
Six students from Salem High School's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program attended the recent conference in Marlborough.
Greenhouse School Principal Daniel Welch said a "flood of support" includes a match of the first $5,000 in donations.
The School Committee issued a statement saying tentative agreements were reached on curriculum changes and school supplies.
The university said the state Secretary of Education and Kelly Automotive Group owner will be this year's speakers.
The Greenhouse School's bus was vandalized with broken windows and crude graffiti while students were gardening a few feet away.
The district said it reached a tentative agreement on bereavement leave while "an important conversation about parent leave" awaits.
Superintendent Steve Zrike will present a budget to the School Committee that he said includes some position "trades" and "swaps."
Nominations are due April 21.
The Salem High School Building Committee plans public engagement in the critical decision ahead of design plans for the new high school.
Negotiations between the School Committee and the Salem Teachers Union begin on Thursday.
Sophomores Shanay Love and Tyrone Manifold qualified for the finals of the state fair to be held at Gillette Stadium next month.
Eligible students are from Salem and graduating from Salem High, Salem Academy, Essex Tech or other area high schools.
Superintendent Steve Zrike said the district is working with the city on potentially removing schools as voting locations.
The job fair will be held on Thursday at the Collins Middle School.
The school renamed the former Viking Hall after its first African-American graduate.
The Massachusetts School Building Authority said Salem High was one of five projects invited to advance to this stage of development.
The university was honored for the third time as being a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars.
Salem State University said up to 72 students will benefit from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health grant.
The residence hall is being renamed after the school's first African-American graduate.
Superintendent Steve Zrike said increased state aid is offset by increased costs, need for more multilingual and special education funds.
Superintendents tell Patch why it's so tough to take a wait-and-see approach when it comes to calling snow days.
A full 24 hours before the storm was set to ramp up across the North Shore, officials made the call on schools.