by Doug Haslam | Oct 26, 2021 | Newton, Newton Public Schools, Newton South, Racism, Schools |
There was some trouble at Newton South over the past weekend, as an assistant coach for the football team has been fired for allegedly using a racial slur, or “racially-charged language” toward members of the team last weekend, according to the TAB. I... by Chuck Tanowitz | Sep 15, 2021 | Newton North, Newton Public Schools |
The following is an email that was sent to families from Newton North Principal Henry Turner: Incidents of hateful graffiti are rare at Newton North, but unfortunately, they do happen in our school. We are committed to sharing information with you about these... by Amy Sangiolo | Dec 28, 2020 | Newton, Newton Public Schools |
NOTE TO READERS: Made edits to original post. Sorry. The Biden transition team have indicated support for widespread K-12 screening testing. As they work towards the implementation of this, the districts involved with the Safer Teachers, Safer Students (STSS)... by Marti Bowen | Jul 31, 2020 | Newton, Newton Public Schools |
From the Commonwealth: Gov. Charlie Baker announces that local school aid will be level funded this year, a major accomplishment during the pandemic-caused economic downturn but short of what had been planned. by Amy Sangiolo | Jun 28, 2020 | City Hall, Mayor Fuller, Mayor's office, Newton Public Schools, unions |
According to a Facebook post on Newton Civic Action Forum, the Newton Public School nurses, who are funded under the Health and Human Service Department’s budget – not the School Department’s budget, are planning a protest/picket at City Hall on...
by Gail Spector | Jun 20, 2020 | Budget, Newton, Newton Public Schools, School Committee |
Here’s an opportunity for the community to hear more about Newton Public School financial Challenges in the years ahead: The Newton school system faced serious fiscal challenges even before COVID and the deep recession, and the next few years now looks to be... by Marti Bowen | Jun 9, 2020 | Newton, Newton Public Schools |
The preliminary guidance, issued by Jeff Riley, the state’s commissioner of elementary and secondary education, offers no advice on how schools configured for 20 students and more per class should accommodate the much lower student-teacher ratios. The guidance calls...
