District officials and union representatives in all three communities are still divided on key issues, including paid parental leave and wages for teachers and teaching assistants.

As the teacher strikes approach the 2nd week, positive progress is being made amongst the 3 North Shore striking communities as contract negotiations continued on Saturday.

School is closed Monday in three Massachusetts communities on the North Shore as the teacher strike begins its second week.

Teachers in Marblehead, Beverly, and Gloucester remain in a stalemate over contract negotiations, with ongoing strikes potentially affecting school vacations.

Striking teachers in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, Massachusetts were back on the picket line Tuesday as schools remained closed.

Marblehead Public Schools will reinstate athletics and extracurriculars as teacher strikes drag on, the district reported Thursday, allowing this weekend’s high school football playoff game

Educators in Marblehead, Beverly and Gloucester remain locked in negotiations with no end in sight as the teachers strike continues Monday, and school vacations may be at risk in at least one community.

BEVERLY - As classes were canceled in Beverly for a sixth day due to the North Shore teacher strike, the school committee is now publicly weighing how students will make up the missed learning time. Massachusetts law requires students to spend at least 180 days in class,