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Editorial
Our Commitment to Public Education
This generation’s educators, the latest in some 16 generations of educators who came before you, building on nearly 400 years of public schools in Massachusetts, creating a beacon for the rest of our nation.
Activism Spotlight
Defending LGBTQ+ Rights for Students and Colleagues
For the first time, the MTA organized an LGBTQ+ Summit, held in March at Worcester Technical High School.
Activism Spotlight
GIC Insurance: The Ongoing Fight for GLP-1 Coverage
MTA members led a successful fight to stop health insurance deductibles and copays from drastically rising for hundreds of thousands of public employees and will continue organizing to restore full insurance coverage for GLP-1 drugs.
Activism Spotlight
Professional Staff Union Wins Contract, Fights Off Merit Pay
The Professional Staff Union at UMass Boston and Amherst secured a strong new contract in February that removed the administration’s attempt to introduce merit pay, and that included salary boosts for many members on lower steps of the pay scale.
Annual Meeting of Delegates
Alternative Nomination Process for Officer Elections
The MTA Bylaws provide an alternative nomination process for president and vice president.
Biographical Statements of MTA Candidates
Several seats on the MTA Board of Directors and are contested this year.
Annual Meeting of Delegates
Proposed Amendments to Standing Rules, Bylaws and Resolutions
Annual Meeting delegates will take up several important matters relating to union governance.
Special Sections
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Activism SpotlightThe Professional Staff Union at UMass Boston and Amherst secured a strong new contract in February that removed the administration’s attempt to introduce merit pay, and that included salary boosts for many members on lower steps of the pay scale.
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Activism SpotlightMTA members led a successful fight this winter to stop health insurance deductibles and copays from drastically rising for hundreds of thousands of public employees and will continue organizing to restore full insurance coverage for GLP-1 drugs.
Departments
MTA Today is the official publication of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, connecting members to the issues shaping public education and our profession. Published three times a year in print—with a digital edition in the summer—MTA Today features in-depth reporting, member voices, and practical insights on policy, organizing, and the work happening in classrooms and communities across the Commonwealth.
MTA Today Spring 2026
Educators are defending the rights of LGBTQ+ students and colleagues and finding strength in solidarity. The MTA for the first time this year hosted an LGBTQ+ Summit and will hold a conference in the fall.
The spring edition of MTA Today also holds full coverage and information preparing delegates for the 2026 Annual Meeting and elections.
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