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The Newton School Committee decided against admitting out-of-district students to its elementary schools through the state’s school choice program, citing a lack of public support in the aftermath of this year’s teacher strike.
Salary increases for paraprofessionals remain a sticking point in the Newton teacher strike negotiations. Among its wealthier neighboring school districts, teacher aide wages in Newton are one of the lowest.
Schools in Newton, Massachusetts, will remain closed for a ninth day Wednesday; members of the Newton City Council called earlier for an immediate compromise to...
There has been little sign that the protracted, contentious negotiations have brought the sides any closer to agreement on the major issues.
"The day did not end on a positive note," the school committee chair said. One teacher said the committee was "new ways to waste our time, to hope that fines will break us."