Their unions are now heading to court and could face fines because teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. "We want your kids in school but we also want to be able to be able to support them in the best way that we can and we don't feel like we're ...

Talks in each community are expected to resume Monday morning, while hundreds of union members from each community are expected to rally together in Gloucester later in the day.

Three North Shore school districts cancelled school Tuesday after educators and the districts failed to reach a contract deal over the long weekend to avert teacher strikes.