Promises, skepticism that override will fix schools’ structural deficit
Of the $15 million in total proposed override tax increases on the ballot next week, the largest chunk -- $4.5 million – would go toward [...]
Plans for Countryside, Franklin vague and wasteful: Vote no
By Henry Barbaro This Tuesday, March 14, Newton voters will decide on whether the City’s tax rate should be increased by more than 2½ percent. [...]
Excellent staff is not enough: Vote yes for Franklin and Countryside
By Mike Halle and Melissa Monokroussos I will never forget my first visit to Franklin Elementary School. On a cold day in early spring 2015, [...]
Horace Mann, the other school in the override mix
Third elementary school would be funded through operating override In less than a month, Newton residents will vote on three tax increases tied to construction [...]
School Committee endorses yes on override
Levy abstains, citing lack of confidence from community Most of the School Committee voted to endorse voting yes on the three override questions Newton residents [...]
Building commissioner: ‘Franklin School is a dungeon’
Despite declining enrollment, officials say new building necessary As Newton voters consider multiple tax increases, school officials are urging them to support major school construction [...]
School officials: Override would prevent teacher cuts
School officials made an urgent plea Monday for Newton voters to approve a tax increase that would send $4.5 million to the schools – promising [...]
Fuller: Tax increase needed to fund new Countryside
Newton officials are hoping to get the state to pay for one-third of the cost of a new Countryside School – but they say if [...]