Extensive cuts to reduce the $6 to $8 million budget gap, including limiting the supply of school-issued devices to high school students, were discussed during a Newton School Committee meeting held Monday,...

Students are heading into what should be a fresh, new school year, yet looming overhead are concerns caused by the pandemic, which has created uncertainty and worry. The district’s mishandling of the...

The Newton Teachers Association (NTA) and School Committee reached a tentative three-year contract agreement Tuesday, Nov. 19 after 15 months of negotiations.  While the two groups have agreed...

Newton’s city council voted unanimously to increase School Committee salaries Monday, Nov. 4. The School Committee’s base salary will increase to $7,750 per year effective Jan. 1.  According...

Newton teachers marched to the Education Center to advocate for a settlement to their contract Monday, April 1. The march, organized by the Newton Teachers Association (NTA), started from the Walnut...

Newton Public School (NPS) officials stand by their teachers and curriculum in response to a lawsuit filed March 12 by Newton taxpayers for failing to remove bias, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic material...

By Samantha Fredberg and Rose Skylstad History curricula in Newton Public Schools (NPS) was assessed and deliberated at a Newton School Committee public hearing in response to a petition Tuesday, Nov....

Juniors and seniors might recall the yellow Newton Teachers’ Association T-shirts that became a common sight on campus in the spring of 2015. They were hard to miss. Bearing the logo, “competitive...

by Emily Moss Faced with a School Committee proposal to outsource custodial work, custodians currently employed by the Newton Public Schools have expressed their fears at losing their jobs. The School...

by Samantha Fredberg Newton School Committee recently released findings regarding students’ opinions in an ongoing investigation on a later start time at North and South, including student surveys on...

by Cate Waters About 500 teachers, in yellow shirts, marched from North to the Ed Center last Monday at 6:30 p.m. They went to see if the School Committee would vote, either for or against, what the...