Fall River Educators Association News Today

The School Committee took a stand against the use of the MCAS standardized test as a high school graduation requirement. Here's what that means.

Fall River teacher Taryn Camara was fired after making an alleged racially charged Facebook post. She regained her job and sued. Here's what she got.

Massachusetts Teacher Association wants funds to go to top priorities

Fall River Public Schools have hired more than 200 people so far this summer. But there are still 170 open positions, with school starting next week.

The state recently increased the MCAS scores required for Massachusetts high school students to graduate.

Psychologists and teachers have found the disruptions of the pandemic and being out of school have led to more behavioral problems, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues in children and teens.

Many children are struggling with increased mental health issues during the pandemic. Local experts weighed in on how to help.

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Fall River educators, students and school committee members want the state to cancel MCAS standardized testing at least for the current school year, saying it will add unnecessary anxiety for students and teachers in a year already fraught with stressful situations amid the pandemic. “Students are just getting back to school. We’re just getting back in the groove. And to think that we will spend the next however many weeks prepping children to taking standardized tests after missing so muc...