School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
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School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Thursday, August 21, 1PM-4PM, for its annual retreat.
In 1904, Newton hired a progressive superintendent, Frank Spaulding who believed public schools should “provide educational opportunities adapted to the individual needs of every boy and girl from four to eighteen years of age.” He sought class sizes of no more than 25 pupils so teachers could do individual work…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
The ballot for Newton’s November 4 municipal election has been finalized, after recent decisions by candidates. Councilors Rick Lipof (Ward 8) and Alan Lobovits (Ward 6) withdrew from their races on August 7, the last day to do so. Earlier, in Ward 4, Cyrus Dahmubed decided to run for Councilor-at-Large,…
[UPDATE] Candidates Maria Greenberg and Josh Krintzman have provided links to their campaign websites. And in Ward 4, Cyrus Dahmubed has decided to run for Councilor-at-Large, against first-time candidate James Chaimanis and incumbent Josh Krintzman — three candidates for two seats. Dahmubed’s dropping out of the Ward Councilor race ensures…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
Newton’s Recycling Center Swap Shop is hosting a Give-Away event for NPS teachers at the Swap Shop (Recycling Center) at Rumsford Avenue on Friday September 12 and Saturday, September 13, 7:30AM-1:30PM. The Swap Shop volunteers say: “Welcome back, all Newton Educator and Support Staff who teach the Expanded and Core Curriculum!…
This mid-summer update about Newton Public Schools (NPS) includes news about who is running for School Committee in November, the status of Federal funding for schools, two lawsuits of note, and approval of PTO’s donations to NPS. School Committee races Following the July 22 deadline for School Committee candidates to…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
Fig City News recently spoke with School Committee member Barry Greenstein, who announced in an Op-Ed last month that he is stepping down from the Committee due to his family moving out of Newton. Originally aimed to be an “exit interview” similar to that with Chris Brezski, touching on many…
School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, July 23 at 4PM for a special meeting scheduled for 30 minutes. An agenda has not yet been posted, but the title of the meeting on the School Committee calendar says it is to “Approve PTO’s.”