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Newton Public Schools students stayed home for a 10th canceled school day in a row on Thursday as the Newton teachers’ union continued striking over failed contract negotiations.
Newton is just the latest school district in Massachusetts to be caught up in a wave of teacher strikes in the last 18 months. But with nearly 12,000 students and a per capita income over $90,000 ...
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — An 11-day strike by teachers in Newton ended Friday night ... We expect schools to be open Monday,” the Newton Teachers Association said in a late-night social media post ...
Education Newton teachers overwhelmingly vote to ratify contract, ending 2 week strike 97% of Newton Teachers Association members voted to ratify the contract after students missed 11 days of ...
Students in Newton, Massachusetts, returned to class Monday for the first time in more than two weeks after a lengthy teachers' strike.Nearly 98 percent of teachers voted to ratify their tentative ...
In their post-strike comments, Newton Teachers Association leaders showed a lack of grace and acknowledgement that now is the time to work together (“Teachers reach agreement in Newton, ending 2 ...
The Newton teachers strike will continue for a third day after contentious contract negotiations failed to reach consensus again Monday, canceling classes for the district's 12,000 students Tuesday.
The Newton teachers' strike entered its third day Tuesday, with as many as 2,000 union members walking in picket lines in front of Newton City Hall until the impasse can be resolved. Strikes by public ...
A judge has temporarily reduced escalating fines against the Newton Teachers Association, which has been on strike since Jan. 19, closing schools for almost 12,000 students. After a hearing Friday ...
OPINION Like ‘Seinfeld,’ Newton teachers strike was about nothing The agreement has few real differences from Newton School Committee’s prestrike proposals.
Schools in Boston, Brookline, Needham, Wellesley, Weston, Watertown, which all boarder Newton, are closed ... THE HEAD OF THE CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED HE’S FORMING A POST STRIKE TASK FORCE TO HELP ...