Marblehead Education Association Jonathan Heller was hopeful that face-to-face negotiations Monday will lead to agreements.

Officials in Marblehead and Gloucester both announced schools will once again be canceled as the teachers unions and school committees failed to reach a labor agreement.

Officials in Marblehead, Gloucester, and Beverly all announced schools will once again be canceled as the teachers unions and school committees failed to reach a labor agreement.

Teachers strikes will continue in three North Shore communities Tuesday, though negotiators reported some “significant progress” in contract talks Monday.

With teachers on strike in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, officials say the rapidly rising cost of special education is ...

School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

School committee members in all three districts said some of the teachers' requests are not financially feasible.

Teachers in Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead will remain on strike heading into another school week as halting negotiations failed to reach a deal again over the weekend.

Besides tentatively agreeing to creating a joint school safety committee, not much progress was made over the weekend during ...