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City to foot the bill for sprinklers for school renovation
The city is picking up the bill for the required sprinkler systems needed for the four schools the city is …
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Yeo ‘confident’ that Elections Commission decision will be upheld
I was unable to attend the hearing today because of deadline but Jonathan Yeo told me a Middlesex Superior Court …
View ArticleJust in: Newton School Committee and teachers union reach tentative agreement
According to Newton Teachers’ Association President Mike Zilles, the teachers’ union and the School Committee have reached a tentative agreement.…
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Yeo appealing judge’s decision not to allow him to run
UPDATE: READ Yeo’s appeal of judge’s decision banning him from running from Ward 2 (1043 KB) Update: Hearing has been …
View ArticleWhat Newton’s elected leaders worry about in their free time
This string of email found itself to the TAB by accident yesterday. Read it from the bottom up. …
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Newton School Committee and Teachers Union sign three-year contract
The School Committee and the Teachers Union signed a new three-year contract that increases health care costs and compensation for …
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Newton School Committee picks new leaders
The Newton School Committee – including its new elected members – voted unanimously Monday night to re-elect Claire Sokoloff as …
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Aldermen’s actions could’ve jeopardized Newton South lab
A group of annoyed aldermen could have jeopardized Newton South High School’s chance at winning grant money for a new …
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Yeo raises $6,400 for legal defense fund
School Committee Jonathan Yeo has raised $6,405 to pay off the legal fees he accumulated during a lengthy and contentious …
View ArticleBurr district may be re-jigged
The Newton School Committee is considering plans to add “buffer zones” to the Burr School district. Result: Some kindergarteners …
View ArticleSix families living in Burr neighborhood redistricted to Franklin, Williams
Six Newton families living in the Burr School neighborhood will send their kindergartners to either the Franklin School or the …
View ArticleNewton naming rights proposal on pause, talks ongoing during summer
We reported this week that the naming rights campaign is now in the hands of the mayor, the School Committee …
View ArticleSchool Department: Passage about IDF was removed…months ago
Despite School Department reassurances that a controversial passage was removed from the curriculum at the city’s two high schools, a …
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Fleishman gets high marks in evaluation
School Superintendent David Fleishman recieved high marks in his evaluation from the School Committee yesterday. The committee lauded him for …
View ArticleSchool Department still negotiating stipends for Ligerbots coaches
The School Department and the Newton Teacher’s Union haven’t yet reached an agreement on the stipends for the coaches for …
View ArticleEnrollment keeps climbing in the city’s schools
There are 79 more children enrolled in the Newton Public Schools than officials projected. School officials said at Monday’s School …
View ArticleWest Newton residents question costs of METCO, Newton North at override meeting
A group of residents questioned the city’s spending on the Metco program, Newton North and other issues at last week’s …
View ArticleSchools report nearly $2 million surplus
Superintendent David Fleishman has announced a nearly $2 million surplus in the school budget for fiscal year 2013. Fleishman says …
View ArticleSuperintendent Fleishman’s third statement to Newton
Before the beginning of Wednesday’s School Committee Meeting, Superintendent David Fleishman gave another public statement addressing the plagiarism accusations against …
View ArticleNewton School Committee top priorities
After a summer break, school is back in session and that means Newton’s School Committee is back at it, too …
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