Newton May Allocate ARPA Funding to Alleviate Job Cuts, NPS Official Says

Gavin Zhang • April 10, 2022

Newton Public Schools (NPS) may use recently allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to restore some proposed job cuts, said Liam Hurley, NPS assistant superintendent and chief financial and administrative officer, at a Newton School Committee meeting on Wednesday.

Backlash to Potential Job Cuts in Newton Public Schools Continues at Public Hearing

Ven Cernjul • April 6, 2022

“We are in lifeboats and we're watching the Titanic sink,” Newton teacher Kim Smith said. “We're asking you for help, and for you to tell us to just grin and bear it and get creative is unacceptable.”

In The Face of Potential Job Cuts, Newton Public Schools Community Takes a Stand

Julia Remick, Connor Siemien, and Olivia Joung • April 3, 2022

“Everyone in Newton cares so much about their children’s education—how could we support them taking anything away?” a teaching assistant said. 

NPS Committee Votes For Removal of Mask Mandate in a Straw Poll, Official Vote to Come Next Week

Tommy Roche • March 3, 2022

Some citizens voiced objections, including a parent with an immunocompromised child, among others.

Newton North Principal Henry Turner Confronts Conflict With Conversation

Victor Stefanescu • February 6, 2022

Newton North hired Turner as its principal in 2016. Since then, the high school of more than 2,000 students has endured a pandemic and shifts in the country’s political climate. 

Newton Students Return to Fully in-Person Learning

Gavin Zhang • September 16, 2021

Students of Newton Public Schools (NPS) returned for the first day of the school year on Sept. 9. The day marked the return of fully in-person classes since March 2020 due to COVID-19.  

Newton Students Return to School

Christina Lim • September 22, 2020

The first day of school on Sept. 16 looked different from years past in Newton Public Schools. The reopening of the district involved a combination of in-person classes and remote learning, depending on students’ age groups.