Tag: students
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Lexington students launch civics program to connect youth, politicians
Grette Buttner wanted a firsthand look at how her town government worked. She searched for school clubs and programs that would let her connect directly with elected officials and ask about local issues. When she couldn’t find one, The Winsor…
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Lexington’s special education students are still catching up after the pandemic
Three out of four Lexington students meet grade-level standards in English. But for students with disabilities, it’s one in three. That 44-point gap, detailed in a new report conducted by consulting firm New Solutions K12, highlights persistent academic achievement gaps within…
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Lexington students’ MCAS scores show ongoing pandemic effects
Standardized test scores at Lexington Public Schools remain below pre-pandemic levels, five years after COVID-19 first shuttered schools. Lexington is not alone in its struggle to raise scores. A Boston Globe story published in September found that statewide in 2025, scores on the standardized…
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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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Newton Theatre Company honors Goldstein family through Monologue and memory
Keren Kohan, left, and Jesse Kin, right, talk about their memories of the Goldstein family during the Newton Theatre Company Monologue Project. Photo by Georgia Epiphaniou. Jesse King and Keren Kohane coped with the loss of their friend Valerie Goldstein…