Tag: education
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Newton Community Education rebounds, finding financial footing after years of uncertainty
Newton Community Education is reporting a significant rebound in revenue this fiscal year, following years of financial turbulence. But its financial improvement has come at a cost. Founded in 1991 as a self-sustaining arm of Newton Public Schools, the nonprofit…
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Creem files legislation for database to monitor quality of special education in districts
A proposed bill on Beacon Hill sponsored by Newton’s state senator would require the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to publish more detailed student data each year, with a particular focus on special education access. Filed by Sen.…
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Bruce Hedison wants to be an advocate for teachers on the School Committee
Bruce Hedison, who retired to Newton in 2024 after 33 years of teaching in Hudson, seeks to bring his decades of experience to the Ward 7 seat of the School Committee. “I just bring a different perspective to the table,”…
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School Committee candidate and educator Mali Brodt hopes to help reshape NPS
Mali Brodt moved to Newton for the school system. Now she wants to reform it. A mother of three and a longtime educator, Brodt, 46, says her run for the Ward 6 seat on the Newton School Committee is deeply…
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Jim Murphy wants to bring educators’ voices to School Committee
After spending nearly four decades in classrooms and school offices, Jim Murphy says it’s time educators had a loud voice in the policies that shape Newton Public Schools. Murphy, 64, a retired teacher and administrator, is running for the Ward…
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At-Large council candidates differ on policing, housing and school reform
At-Large City Council panel: (from l to r) Marvin Mathelier, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Will Onouha, Henry Santana, Alexandra Valdez, Frank Baker and Ruthzee Louijeune. Photo by Jacqueline Manetta. A forum for candidates running for at-large seats on the Boston…
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Robert Cappucci makes yet another bid for mayor; one of three challenging Mayor Wu
Robert Cappucci. Georgia Epiphaniou photo. Robert Cappucci has been campaigning for public office for more than five decades, with runs for state representative, Congress, City Council and now, for the fourth time, mayor of Boston. “A winner, as they say,…