Newton Public Schools

More than 100 teachers, students and parents rallied Thursday outside city hall in Newton, Massachusetts, chanting “Fund our schools!” and “Stop the cuts!” after a budget gap prompted plans for the city to lay off more than 50 educators. The Newton Teachers Association, which claims the total number of cuts could end up being even higher than first predicted, said…

Teachers in Newton are coming together to take a stand against potential layoffs.

Staffing cuts could be on the horizon at schools in Newton, Massachusetts. The district said it is facing a massive budget gap and jobs could be on the line. At a school committee meeting this week, Superintendent David Fleishman said the district could cut as many as 74 positions next year. He said part of it is due to declining…

Schools in Newton, Massachusetts, are facing a massive budget gap, and as many as 74 jobs could be cut.

The school committee in Newton, Massachusetts has voted in favor of a reopening plan under which younger students will start the academic year using a hybrid model while older students will do so remotely. Under the plan, students in grades 6 through 12 will start the school year under a fully-remote system; while pre-kindergarten through grade-5 students will have a…