Lawmakers meet with School Committee to talk budgets, buses and other business
State Representatives John Lawn, Amy Sangiolo and Greg Schwartz, along with State Sen. Cindy Creem, met with the School Committee on Monday night to talk [...]
NPS budget gap brings tough choices regarding DEI, math initiative and more
“Most of you are new actors in your roles, but the play hasn't changed in decades,” Newton parent Madeline McNeely said to the School Committee [...]
With NPS budget talk, long-term insufficient funding is the elephant that won’t leave the room
In this sequel, the faces have changed, but the plot is the same. The School Committee meeting room in the Education Center was packed Monday [...]
Column: Tests tell us what students don’t know, not what they can learn
Sometimes it's hard for students to see themselves as more than their test scores. It’s the job of teachers to show them that they are, [...]
Eyes on ‘Thrive’: Nolin requests $317 million for FY2027
Superintendent Anna Nolin is asking for $317.3 million for the Fiscal Year 2027 NPS budget, to keep services level and position the district to work [...]
Newton Community Education rebounds, finding financial footing after years of uncertainty
Newton Community Education is reporting a significant rebound in revenue this fiscal year, following years of financial turbulence. But its financial improvement has come at [...]
Broken pipes at UMass Boston have students temporarily staying in Newton
On Feb. 9, hundreds of students at the University of Massachusetts Boston were displaced from their residence hall after a pipe burst. Students have been [...]
Column: An elementary school eliminates homework, sparking parental debate
A fourth grader returned home from Memorial Spaulding Elementary School on January 5 with surprising news: homework, at least as students had known it, was [...]
The kids are on vacation all next week, so here’s big list of activities for them
February recess is next week for Newton Public Schools. Still not sure what your child will be doing while school is out? We rounded up [...]
Solving the Equation: NPS administration lays out plan to revamp math curriculum
The majority of Newton students in grades 6 through 8 are not seeing learning growth at a pace that meets state standards, and the district’s [...]
Newsmakers: Board appointments, anniversaries and more
Jackson Walnut Park School teacher nominated for national award Sister Kathy Berube, educator at Jackson Walnut Education Collaborative, has been nominated for National Life Group’s [...]
Court allows lawsuit against NPS for vaccine-related firing to continue
On Jan. 23, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied in part Newton Public Schools’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit by [...]
Amidst overall NPS enrollment decline, high school students are returning
Newton saw a steeper decline in enrollment this school year than forecast. But at the same time, students seem to be coming back to NPS [...]
What a Year: The stories that shaped Newton in 2025
In early January, an article in the Newton Beacon laid out a forecast for the year ahead, as 2025 was the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of [...]
Newsmakers: New appointments, new leaders and a rising young star
Editor’s note: Newsmakers is a regular feature spotlighting accomplishments of Newton community members, businesses and organizations. Have an announcement you’d like to include? Email editor@newtonbeacon.org. Metropolitan [...]