Teachers in Beverly, Gloucester, and Marblehead continue their strike, leading to class cancellations and ongoing negotiations with the school committees.

Massachusetts teacher strikes "Yesterday there was a lot of back and forth. It felt really good," Beverly preschool paraprofessional Judy Martin told WBZ-TV Tuesday. "We're really

Beverly and Gloucester teachers’ unions were ordered to pay $50,000 fine Wednesday as contentious negotiations continue and their strike heads into its fourth school day Thursday. An Essex Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that the union must pay $50,

Marblehead's state tournament football game against Grafton on Friday could be effected by a ban on athletic events put forward by the town's school committee.

Educators are pushing for better pay and other benefits, but their school committees argue these strikes are illegal in Massachusetts.

Marblehead parents filed a lawsuit protesting the suspension of extracurriculars during an ongoing teachers strike, as picket lines set up outside schools in three North Shore towns and tensions escalated Tuesday.

In Marblehead, Gloucester and Beverly, school will be closed on Wednesday due to teacher strikes.