School committee prepares for districtwide audit, approves $215,000 donation
The Newton School Committee met on Monday night to discuss an upcoming district audit by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), a [...]
Column: There’s value to stick-to-itiveness in baseball and education
Grading papers at night and getting ready for class in the morning is hard enough, but one thing this school year left me particularly bleary-eyed: [...]
Report: Newton Public Schools sees greater-than-expected enrollment decline
Newton Public Schools’ current kindergarten class is the smallest the city has seen since 1984. At 664 students, the class size is down from more [...]
School committee discusses hiring and staffing trends, enrollment decrease
The Newton school committee held an extensive discussion of the district’s hiring practices, current staff and enrollment data at a meeting on Monday night. The [...]
Newton expanding its Career & Technical Education Program to give students a head start
Francis Le faces a dual monitor. One screen shows 3D modeling software, the other a photo of the Mario Kart race course “Rainbow Road.” A [...]
Lions’ midfield shines in 2-1 win over Waltham
The Newton South girls varsity soccer team rode two first-half goals and dominant midfield play to a decisive 2-1 home win over Waltham on Thursday, [...]
Column: A life-changing decision to confront an existential crisis
My cohort has grown up in an era of unprecedented academic pressures, endured the toxic fallout of social media, and lost formative years to a [...]
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 [...]
NTA hosts free book party for Newton families
The Newton Teachers Association held its first Book Block Party on Sunday afternoon at its Crafts Street office location, and hundreds of Newton families stopped [...]
Column: Teachers grapple with loss of control as AI promises to do students’ work for them
A few short weeks ago, Newton’s first graders might have been lolling on sandy beaches, digging the best holes ever. High schoolers were likely spending [...]
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 [...]