by Newton News Editor | Jan 30, 2024 | Newton Beacon
Negotiations between the Newton Teachers Association and the School Committee made some progress throughout the day Monday, according to both sides of the bargaining table. But on Monday night, parents who showed up at the Education Center for an update wound up in a...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon
As the Newton teacher strike entered another week and students spent another Monday home from school, 22 of the 24 members of the City Council (all except Ward 4 Councilor-at-Large Leonard Gentile and Ward 5 Councilor Bill Humphrey) have signed another open letter to...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss. D-Newton, is calling for the Newton teachers’ strike, which has lasted 11 days so far, to end and for all parties to compromise to open up Newton’s classrooms. “Students should be in school,” the second-term congressman wrote in a Facebook...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 29, 2024 | Newton Beacon
If Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is saving money for a rainy day, well, parent Kate Wissel says, it’s raining. Thousands of families are dealing with the fallout of the ongoing strike. Over 11,700 students attend Newton Public Schools, including more than 400 METCO students...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 26, 2024 | Newton Beacon
It’s never a good sign in a negotiation when someone calls the cops. On Thursday morning, according to School Committee Chair Chris Brezski, things seemed to be going in a positive direction at the bargaining table. Then things unraveled, people started shouting, and...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 26, 2024 | Newton Beacon
Lost in much of the chaos and drama has been the topic of paid parental leave. Newton gives less paid parental leave time to newer teachers than those with more seniority. But the needs associated with giving birth and caring for a newborn are the same for teachers of...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 25, 2024 | Newton Beacon
As the Newton teacher strike reached a milestone—a week, one of the longest teacher strikes in recent American history—23 of the 24 members of the City Council has joined together in an open letter to the Newton Teachers Association, the School Committee and Ruthanne...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 25, 2024 | Newton Beacon
Newton City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee (ZAP) voted on Monday to approve an appropriation of funds to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) for the restoration of the Second Church in Newton, located at 60 Highland St. in West Newton. “The proposed...
by Newton News Editor | Jan 25, 2024 | Newton Beacon
The kids have been home all week from school for an unexpected winter vacation, the weather has warmed up a little, and WinterFEST is returning to Newton, making it a perfect weekend to get out and enjoy life. Here are five things to do in Newton this weekend....
by Newton News Editor | Jan 24, 2024 | Newton Beacon
With no end in sight for a teacher strike that’s raged furiously for nearly a week, Newton parents stepped in Wednesday and metaphorically ordered both sides to shut up and play nice. Leaders from the city’s parent organizations penned an open letter to Mayor Fuller,...
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