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While the three strikes are separate, some of the sticking points have been the same — as they have in a recent wave of other teacher strikes across the state.

Classes will be canceled again on Wednesday for nearly 10,000 students as the teachers’ strike continues across three North Shore communities. Educators across Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead are refusing to return to the job until a new contract is reached with their local school committees.