Newton Public Schools Superintendent Anna Nolin and School Committee Chair Chris Brezski will hold a Community Budget Meeting on March 27 [and again on April 3] at 6:30PM at Brown Middle School (125 Meadowbrook Road). NPS said: “The current budget proposal for next year means significant cuts of $3.7 million…
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On February 14, President Trump’s Department of Education (ED) sent out a letter stating: “The law is clear: treating students differently on the basis of race to achieve nebulous goals such as diversity, racial balancing, social justice, or equity is illegal under controlling Supreme Court precedent.” The letter from the…
The Newton Schools Foundation will host a Trivia Night fundraiser with a cash bar, prizes, snacks and Buff’s Pub wings. It will take place on Friday, March 14, 7-10:30PM at the American Legion Nonantum Post 440 (295 California Street, Nonantum). Tickets are $40 per person ($50 at the door). Register…
In public comments, union demands full-time Kindergarten aides. The October 21 School Committee meeting began with an unusually long (45-minute) public comment period with 14 speakers — the majority of whom were Newton Public Schools (NPS) educators who spoke in favor of the restoration of full-time Kindergarten aides in Newton’s…
Nolin announces Pledge of Allegiance will commence at School Committee meetings this autumn. The June 10 regular School Committee meeting began with the Superintendent update, during which Superintendent Anna Nolin announced that starting in September 2024, School Committee meetings will begin with a Pledge of Allegiance to the United States…
I write as a decade-plus veteran of teaching both in the profession and in the city of Newton. I’ve spent my entire career at North North HS, following training through the Newton Teacher Residency and stints as a substitute at Bigelow and Newton South HS. Along with my fellow educators,…
Newton Public Schools (NPS) will hold two community sessions in January to explain the upcoming “Portrait of a Graduate” project. The development phase of the project has been rescheduled to later this spring. In January, NPS invites all in the Newton community — with or without a current connection to…