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The latest canceled school day comes after a parent of three students went to court to ask a judge to order the striking teachers back into the classroom.

Newton Teachers Strike Cancels School For 7th Day - Newton, MA - Momentum in talks broke down on Sunday while the classrooms remain closed into a third week.

The Newton teachers' strike will continue into its seventh day Monday, as bitter disputes between the union and School Committee kept on and negotiations failed over the weekend.

Newton Teachers Strike Update: 'On Picket Lines Monday' As Talks Stall - Newton, MA - Both the Newton Teachers Association and School Committee expressed pessimism about an agreement Sunday afternoon.

Unable to break an impasse over the weekend, members of the Newton School Committee and the Newton Teachers Association will continue to bargain Monday; the union, meanwhile, will incur a $50,000 court-imposed fine for continuing the strike, which is illegal under state law.

Newton Teachers Strike Update: 'Incredibly Difficult On Everyone' - Newton, MA - The Newton Teachers Association: "As resolute as ever to secure the contract our students and educators need and deserve."

A judge reduced fines against the Newton Teachers Association for its strike to $50,000 per school day until the union reaches a contract.

The teachers' union says its members will be picketing on Monday, which means classes will likely be canceled for a seventh school day.

Striking Newton educators and the School Committee made public some of their proposals for a new contract Sunday afternoon in apparent last-ditch efforts to reopen the city’s schools in time for Monday morning.

Newton’s is the longest educator strike thus far in a statewide wave that began in Malden and Haverhill in the fall of 2022. The sense of delay has bred acrimony on both sides of the contract dispute. But a judge is pushing for a resolution this weekend.