Should Mass. Teachers Return To The Classroom — Even If They Are Teaching Remotely?

The battle over how Massachusetts will return to school has continued, following the state education commissioner’s guidance last week calling for all teachers to teach from their classrooms this fall, even if they are teaching remotely. The Massachusetts Teachers Association responded by calling the requirement “paternalistic and punitive,” with no bearing on educational outcomes. In for Jim Braude, Adam Reilly was joined by MTA President Merrie Najimy and Dr. Cassandra Pierre, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center and an assistant professor at Boston University’s School of Medicine.