Strike fines for Newton teachers total more than a half-million dollars
Newton teachers will owe fines to the school district and to the state.
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Newton teachers will owe fines to the school district and to the state.
Nearly half of Newton students were absent Tuesday as teacher strike makeup days began.
Students were back in the classroom Tuesday in Newton to make up for days lost due to the teachers strike.
Massachusetts schools are on winter break this week, except in Newton.
A group of Newton parents have filed a class-action lawsuit, seeking damages in the wake of the teacher's strike that closed schools for 11 days.
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Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts and the unions have been ordered to pay hefty fines.
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The Andover School Committee says there is a $2.7 million budget deficit, and one of the proposed fixes is to cut 36 full time school positions.
Newton schools are now open for the first time in more than two weeks after one of the longest teachers strikes in years.
The Newton Teachers Association voted to ratify its new contract Sunday night before classes resume in the district on Monday after the teachers went on strike.
Parents are thrilled and students are ready to return to the classroom after a tentative deal was reached to end the 15 day teacher's strike in Newton.
A deal has been reached to end the 15-day teachers strike in Newton.
Both sides at the negotiating table in Newton say they're very close to a deal.
The Newton School Committee says they're close to a deal to end the teachers' strike as negotiations resume Friday afternoon.
Despite an agreement being in reach between the Newton School Committee and NTA, the teachers strike continued Friday. WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex reports.
For the past two weeks, the Newton South basketball team has planned their own daily practices.
The Newton School Committee voted to cancel four days of February vacation to make up some of the days missed during the teachers strike.
Four days of February vacation have been canceled due to the teachers strike. WBZ-TV's David Wade reports.
A teacher was injured by another teacher driving a car during a demonstration Thursday morning in Newton.
Nearly 100 Newton parents and young students wrote letters to a judge in hopes of convincing him to take action to help end the lengthy teachers strike.
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Newton School Committee Chair Chris Brezski broke down in tears saying, "This has gone too far. We need our kids back in school."
Schools will be closed for a tenth day as the teachers strike drags on. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
The Newton teachers strike entered its thirteenth day Wednesday with negotiations now centering on pay raises for paraprofessionals.
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Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
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Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
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Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
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