School Committee hears updates on math and budget, approves student handbook changes
Newton school committee members met in person on Sept. 28 to discuss how the district’s new math curriculum is unfolding, to review the status of [...]
New teacher faces criticism for thesis about pro-Palestinian campus protests
A newly hired social studies teacher at Charles E. Brown Middle School is facing public criticism after parents discovered her undergraduate college thesis about the [...]
Judge orders release of man taken by ICE outside Newton courthouse
A man arrested in Newton by immigration and customs enforcement officials on Sept. 10 was ordered to be immediately released on Tuesday by a district [...]
Newtonians express support for immigrant community following ICE arrest
In the wake of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detaining two people and taking one into custody in Newton last week, students, residents and city officials [...]
School committee announces new DEI position, votes to approve PROTECT Act against ICE arrests
At the first in-person school committee meeting of the academic year, committee members reflected on the year past as well as upcoming policy issues, including [...]
Ryan Normandin announces NTA presidential run alongside longtime union leader Elizabeth Ross Del Porto
As Newton Public Schools enters its next contract negotiation year, changes are also soon to come to the teachers’ union leadership. After a year of [...]
School Committee approves genocide education grant, new private school
Ahead of the start of the new school year, the Newton School Committee met virtually Thursday night to discuss a grant for a genocide education [...]
NPS to start before Labor Day, AC installation to follow in late September
Newton Public Schools will start on Sept. 2 this year, five days before Labor Day—and a few weeks before air conditioning will be available in [...]
Three years on the job, Nolin is navigating a new era for Newton’s schools
As Newton Public Schools gets ready for the start of another new school year, Anna Nolin, now entering her fourth school year as superintendent, is [...]
Residents share hopes, frustrations with Newton’s ADU permitting process
Accessory dwelling units are fast becoming a popular idea in communities where housing demand far exceeds supply and where high costs keep new homeowners out. [...]
City to launch ADU design contest
In an effort to encourage accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction in Newton, the city’s planning and development department will soon be accepting submissions for a [...]
Newton teen starts free tutoring nonprofit offering probability, chemistry and more
A Newton teen is launching an education nonprofit that will provide free virtual high school-level math and science classes to elementary and middle school students. [...]
Colleagues remember the late Chrysolite Fitzgerald, Newton South math teacher
In the week and half since Newton South High School math teacher Chrysolite Fitzgerald passed away, former colleagues have shared their memories of their colleague [...]
Newton state representatives defend support of controversial legislature audit bill
Nearly two years after Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly backed an audit of the state legislature, Newton’s state representatives are defending their vote to support a bill [...]
Five things to do in Newton this weekend
This week brings the start of August, and with it, the countdown of the back-to-school season. Until then, here are five activities around town to [...]