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They may not get a full April break this year.

The school committee is also considering using days in April vacation week and the last two weeks of June to make up for lost learning time.

Superintendent Anna Nolin assured the committee that students will not be penalized for absences during the previously scheduled break given the short notice.

Newton is nixing four days February break this year as the historic teachers strike continues into its eleventh day.

The two sweeping gun bills have a lot of overlap, but there are some key differences that House and Senate negotiators will need to work out before anything is sent to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk.

After some progress at the negotiating table this week, Newton parents and teachers are holding out hope that the school committee and the union can agree on a compromise soon.

February will bring new closures and diversion on the Red Line, Green Line, Orange Line and commuter rail, as the MBTA works on the tracks to lift all slow zones by the end of 2024.

Students in Newton, one of the largest cities in Massachusetts, missed a 10th day of class Thursday as a teacher strike that began on Jan. 19 continued to drag out.

"The union's proposal is not grounded in any economic reality," the school committee chair said.

The NTA and Newton Public Schools traded edits to a memorandum of understanding on Monday, but did not reach an agreement.