School Committee candidate and educator Mali Brodt hopes to help reshape NPS
Mali Brodt moved to Newton for the school system. Now she wants to reform it. A mother of three and a longtime educator, Brodt, 46, [...]
Jim Murphy wants to bring educators’ voices to School Committee
After spending nearly four decades in classrooms and school offices, Jim Murphy says it’s time educators had a loud voice in the policies that shape [...]
With alarming number of unvaccinated students, Nolin reinstates requirements for NPS
Newton Public Schools have a lot of unvaccinated students, and the district is cracking down and reinstating requirements that were relaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
The Lion’s Share: Newton South graduation focuses on the success of showing up
Newton South High School held its 65th commencement ceremony Thursday night, presided over by Senior Class President Aviv Hoitash and Vice President Salila Cintron. The [...]
Tiger Pride: Newton North graduation celebrates human connection
“Let’s hear it for the Class of 2025!” Principal Henry Turner cheered to start Newton North’s 165th graduation ceremony on Wednesday. “You can cheer as [...]
Newton schools report success with new cell phone policy
A couple of years ago, Newton school officials decided to try out the Yondr pouch program—in which schools have students leave their mobile devices in [...]
District starts deep dive into math curriculum overhaul
Superintendent Anna Nolin said last year that she would be working on improving and unifying the district's math curriculum. And work on that goal has [...]
A Newton principal helped elevate the deaf community and even taught Helen Keller
Sarah Fuller was the principal of the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston for 41 years, teaching countless deaf students how to speak, [...]
School Committee candidates talk multi-level classrooms and more
Last month, four candidates—Jenna Miara, Mali Brodt, Bruce Hedison and Jim Murphy—jointly announced their campaigns for Newton’s School Committee in this year’s local election. On [...]
It’s a Deal: Nolin, mayor reach compromise to close NPS budget gap
When Newton parent (and Watertown educator) Alli Franke spoke during the public comment portion of Monday night’s School Committee meeting, she offered “song and words [...]
City breaks ground on Countryside School building
In early spring 2023, voters approved a Proposition 2 ½ tax levy override to build a new Countryside Elementary School. On Monday morning, more than [...]
Newton’s Ligerbots bask in world championship glory
Editor's note: The Ligerbots ask that only students’ first names be used in news stories. The Ligerbots, Newton’s high school FIRST Robotics team, won the [...]
Greener Grass: Report examines why students leave NPS for private school
The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by a wave of kids being pulled out of Newton’s public schools and sent to private schools. The district—which conducts [...]
Garden City Cup to hit the courts on May 22
Later this month, Newton’s two high schools will face each other in a tennis competition and honor a beloved coach. The 20th annual Garden City [...]
Nolin: Mayor’s NPS allocation means deep cuts are coming
Spring has not been kind to Newton Public Schools. Several days ago, after months of talks and negotiations, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that the schools [...]