School Committee member blasts NewCal, calls for tax hike
There’s a lot to unpack in this Facebook comment from School Committee member Matthew Miller but is he really saying that without an override Newton School kids will soon be dying?
Welcome back to school
Coming back from a late August vacation, I caught up on emails and was struck by Mayor Fuller’s August 28 update, which focused on the current school department contract negotiations, providing the equivalent of an open letter to the Newton Teachers Association....Newton teachers march on City Hall; Fuller says they ‘declined’ her request to speak
Hundreds of Newton teachers demonstrated during a rally outside City Hall Wednesday, demanding a new contract before the school year starts Tuesday, the Globe John Hilliard reports. Mayor Fuller requested an opportunity to address them but Newton Teachers Association...Why the rush to endorse?
The city’s largest union, the Newton Teachers Association, has just endorsed Alicia Bowman in her efforts to win a ward 6 at large city council seat. That may be great for Bowman. But — considering that candidates have until July 23 to pull papers...A friendly request for Anping Shen, Eileen Sandberg, Scott Lennon & Ruthanne Fuller
Over this past weekend, the School Committee candidates from Ward 1 Kathy Marchi and Bridget Ray-Canada ), Ward 3 (Cyrus Vaghar and Margaret Albright) and Ward 8 (Gail Spector, and Matt Miller) all voluntarily published their answers to the Newton Teachers Association’s candidates’ survey after it became apparent the the teachers union would not release them. If I’m not mistaken, that means all we need is
Newton School Committee and Newton Teachers Association reach contract agreement
From the mayor’s office… Newton, MA – The Newton School Committee and the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) have approved a new contract for teachers, administrators, aides and other NTA employees, school and union officials announced today. The...New school year, new Newton teachers’ contract
Less than one week before Tuesday’s start of the new school year, the Newton Teachers Association voted overwhelmingly to ratify a tentative contract agreement, Jonathan Dame of the TAB reports.
Newton South students and parents share views on the teacher and those yellow shirts
The Denebola, one of Newton South student papers, talks to students and parents about the teacher’s contract and the teacher’s decision to wear these bright yellow shirts to school. Photo from the NTA Facebook page.