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The Newton Beacon reports that a group of Newton parents who tried to get in on the city's suit against the teachers union had their request denied by the judge in the case yesterday because the strike's been settled, so their case is moot, but, of course, Newton parents know what "moot" really means, so yesterday they filed their own independent class-action suit against the

A legal filing made Friday in Middlesex Superior Court seeks to expand an existing case, brought by the state and Newton School Committee against the union, to include parents in a class action.

In many states, the ability of teachers' unions to go on strike, particularly during the school year, is either severely curtailed or outright prohibited by law. The reason for this is simple: it makes no sense to allow government employees to collectively bargain against the taxpayers, or to withho...

Some Newton parents say that they deserve payments to make up for the learning loss, emotional distress, and out-of-pocket costs caused by the strike.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW Madison) was hit Monday with a civil rights complaint over a fellowship program that allegedly discriminates based on race.