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Three North Shore communities alerted parents there would be no classes for students yet again as their respective teachers’ unions and city officials could not agree on a contract.

Teachers on the North Shore of Massachusetts continue to be on the picket line this weekend as no deal has been reached, despite progress being made. A lot of people on the North Shore are watching this situation closely since students could once gain miss school in Beverly,

Rallying outside the State House, North Shore teachers raised up their demands and called on legislators and the governor to help end the strike.

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.

Three North Shore school districts were forced to cancel classes Tuesday when they could not reach a deal with striking educators, officials in the communities said.

Teachers in Gloucester, Beverly, and Marblehead returned to the picket line Friday and classes were canceled again.

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

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.

Striking teachers from Marblehead, Gloucester, and Beverly took their fight to the steps of the statehouse, urging lawmakers and Governor Maura Healy to help them reach a resolution.

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