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NTA files charge against School Committee for ‘prohibited practice’

by Gail Spector | Dec 17, 2020 | Newton Teachers Association, School Committee | 14 comments

The Newton Teachers Association has filed a “charge of prohibited practice” with the state Department of Labor Relations against the School Committee. The charge stems from the School Committee’s vote on Nov. 5 rejecting the Memorandum of Agreement...

Matt Hills: Very tough choices ahead for Newton Public Schools

by Gail Spector | Jun 23, 2020 | Budget, Newton Teachers Association, School Committee, Schools | 77 comments

Yesterday’s webinar about NPS finances with Matt Hills and Paul Levy (hosted by City Councilor Emily Norton) is a must see. In a short presentation, Matt laid out the structural deficit that was created in the school budget with the most recent contract with the...

Want to learn more about the financial challenges facing NPS?

by Gail Spector | Jun 20, 2020 | Budget, Newton, Newton Public Schools, School Committee | 18 comments

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...

VIDEO: School enrollment/class size report projects decreases

by village14 | Jan 29, 2020 | Newton, School Committee, Schools | 12 comments

Newton Public Schools presented its Enrollment Planning and Class Size Report to the School Committee on Monday. The presentation begins at the 10:00 mark,

Highlights of the presentation, according to the most recent School Committee update, included

VIDEO: Watch NewTV’s election night interview with Mayor Fuller here

by village14 | Nov 8, 2019 | Boston College, City Council elections, development, Elections, NewTV, Riverside, Ruthanne Fuller, School Committee, zoning | 2 comments

NewTV’s election night coverage Tuesday began with a wide ranging interview with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller where she discussed Webster Woods, NewCAL, Newton Power Choice, Northland, Riverside and other developments (including breaking news about a residential tower at Chestnut Hill Square) and zoning (along with what types of development projects might be proposed in the future).

This same video also includes interviews with Gail Spector and a BU student journalist, School Committee member Steve Siegel, City Council President Marc Laredo and Councilor Cheryl Lappin, following by election results and analysis.

Video: Wards 5 & 6 council and school committee candidates debates

by Amy Sangiolo | Nov 1, 2019 | City Council elections, School Committee

The Area Council sponsored debates that were held on Oct. 27 are now available online! This is a great opportunity, especially for last minute folks, to learn more about the candidates before the election this Tuesday! School Committee Ward 5 – Emily Prenner and...

Get ready for more Candidates’ Forums from LWVN and NewTV!

by Sue Flicop | Sep 18, 2019 | City Council elections, Newton, School Committee | 1 comment

LWVN and NewTV have finished taping Candidates’ Forums for all the City Council races, including a second round with the Ward 5 Ward candidates. We chose to include write-in candidate Rena Getz with the winners of the preliminary election, Bill Humphrey and...

P & S Committee votes to forward raises to the full City Council

by Sue Flicop | Sep 4, 2019 | City Coucil, City Council, Mayor's office, School Committee | 14 comments

Just tonight, the Programs & Services Committee voted to forward the following compensation recommendations for discussion to the next full City Council meeting: Mayor (currently $125,000) to $155,000 City Council (currently $9750) to $15,500* School Committee...

Fall elections: Which contests are you following the closest?

by village14 | Aug 31, 2019 | City Council elections, School Committee | 28 comments

With the Labor Day weekend upon us, we’re entering the time when most folks first begin to focus on our fall elections, including seven contested citywide races for City Council and School Committee and five of the contested ward council races. (And it all...

Letter from BRC Member on Elected Officials Salaries

by Sue Flicop | Aug 29, 2019 | City Coucil, City Council, Mayor Fuller, Mayor's office, School Committee | 10 comments

It’s time to let City Council members of the Programs & Services Committee know your opinion on whether or not our elected officials (the Mayor, City Council and School Committee members) should receive raises. The period for public comments is expected to...

Increasing transparency in Newton city government

by Sue Flicop | Aug 23, 2019 | City Coucil, City Council, City Hall, Mayor's office, School Committee | 36 comments

It’s become more evident that our local government is not as transparent as it thinks it is. Think about NewCAL or the discussions on salary increases for elected officials. Present and former City Councilors have their own newsletters and organizations highlight...

City Council will review elected salaries at June meeting

by village14 | Jun 7, 2019 | City Council, Mayor's office, Newton, School Committee | 9 comments

Some of Newton’s top elected officials may get their first raise in about 14 years when the City Council weighs the recently completed compensation report produced by the all-volunteer Blue Ribbon Commission, the Newton TAB reports. The mayor’s current salary is...

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