Beverly Strike Ends; Teachers call “massive progress”

BEVERLY – The Beverly teachers strike, one of the longest in recent Massachusetts history, is over.

The Beverly Teachers Association and the Beverly School Committee agreed Tuesday night to end the 19-day strike that forced the district’s 4,600 students to stay out of school for 12 days.

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Staff writer Paul Leighton can be reached at 978-338-2535, by email at [email protected] or on Twitter at @heardinbeverly.

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