As strike drags on, parents come out to speak up
Newton's public schools are closed again for Wednesday. as the teacher strike rolls into a 12th day. On Tuesday, in addition to the usual press [...]
Strike Update: Progress at the table, pandemonium at the presser
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. [...]
City councilors pen another letter calling for end to strike
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 [...]
Things get ugly, police show up as strike negotiations go full Jerry Springer
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 [...]
City councilors pen open letter urging compromise to end strike
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 [...]
Zoning and Planning Committee talks funds for restoration of Second Church in Newton
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 [...]
As strike turns a week old, parents threaten to turn the car around
With no end in sight for a teacher strike that's raged furiously for a week, Newton parents stepped in Wednesday and metaphorically ordered both sides [...]
Newton teachers rally at City Hall for fourth day of strike [Video]
As the Newton Teachers Association pressed forward with Day 4 of its strike, teachers gathered again in front of City Hall. The NTA, which is [...]
Strike rages on, Newton schools closed Monday
With negotiators unable to work out a bargain to end the teachers' strike this weekend, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that schools will be closed on [...]
Support swells for teachers as union strikes over weekend
Newton teachers voted to go on strike Thursday night, bringing the city's education system to a screeching halt as the union and the School Committee [...]
Fuller: ‘Get the kids back in the classroom’ [Video]
As Newton Teachers Association leaders and school district officials sat holed up in a bargaining room and thousands of supporters of the NTA gathered in [...]
Thousands rally for Newton teachers [videos]
"Enough is enough!" the crowd chanted outside City Hall Friday afternoon, over and over. "Enough is enough!" By 1:30 p.m., that crowd stood a dozen [...]
STRIKE: Newton teachers vote to strike, schools closed starting Friday
The Newton Teachers Association has voted to strike, ending weeks of whispers and speculation about whether this day would come. The vote was 1,641—about 98 [...]
City Councilors pen letter opposing teacher strike
EDITOR'S NOTE: After this story was originally posted, Councilors Pam Wright from Ward 3 and Vicki Danberg from Ward 6 signed on. Later, Councilor Martha [...]
Mayor: Teacher strike ‘would harm our children’
On the eve of an expected teacher union strike vote, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is urging the Newton Teachers Association not to go on strike. "I [...]