Schools in Newton

Community Education Commission meets tonight at Newton North

Oct 15 · City of Newton, MA →

School Committee votes on superintendent goals, reviews bus contract tonight

Oct 14 · The Newton Record →

Mount Alvernia Academy holds open house today

Oct 14 · Patch →

Special-education focus groups paused amid teachers union dispute

Oct 14 · The Newton Record →

F.A. Day Middle School Council meets today on improvement plan

Oct 13 · City of Newton, MA →

Wed. Oct. 14: School Committee meets

The School Committee holds an executive session at 5:30 p.m. and a regular session at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Education Center, 100 Walnut St., Newtonville.

Oct 11 · Newton Public Schools →

Newton MCAS scores rise slightly; achievement gaps persist

State exam results reported October 9 show slight score gains across Newton Public Schools. Proficiency gaps persist between White and Asian students and their Black, Hispanic/Latino, low-income, and English-learner peers.

Oct 10 · Newton Beacon →

Wellan Montessori Hosts Grades 4–8 Roundtable This Morning

Wellan Montessori School holds an in-person discussion with educators about its Upper School programs today, Oct. 9, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., for prospective families.

Oct 9 · Wellan Montessori School →

School Policy Sub-Committee Reviews Device and Homework Rules

The Newton School Committee's Policy Sub-Committee meets virtually today, Oct. 8, at 12:30 p.m. to review policies on electronic devices and student homework.

Oct 8 · City of Newton, MA →

Jackson Walnut Park School Holds Open House This Morning

Prospective families are welcome today, Oct. 8, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 200 Jackson Road.

Oct 8 · Newton Beacon →

Schechter Boston Offers 'Gan at a Glance' Early-Childhood Look

Schechter Boston shows families its early-childhood program today, Oct. 8, from 9 to 10 a.m. at 60 Stein Circle.

Oct 8 · JewishBoston →

School Committee Bars Unauthorized AI and Personal Device Use in Class

The Newton School Committee approved student handbook revisions barring unauthorized AI and personal device use during class. It also reviewed district math curriculum updates and facilities costs.

Oct 7 · Newton Beacon →

School Committee Schedules Closed Session on Teacher Negotiations

The School Committee meets in closed session Thursday, October 8, at 4 p.m. at the Education Center to discuss bargaining strategy with the Newton Teachers Association.

Oct 6 · The Newton Record →

UMass Boston Holds College Night at Newton North

UMass Boston is scheduled to visit Newton North High School tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Advance registration is requested.

Oct 6 · UMass Boston →

Newton North School Council Meets Tonight

The Newton North School Council meets in person Monday, October 5, at 6 p.m. in the Principal's Conference Room 103 at Newton North High School. The School Committee does not meet this week.

Oct 5 · Fig City News →

Newton schools weigh spending freeze after $900K shortfall

Newton Public Schools may freeze nonessential spending after carryover funds came in $900,000 below expectations. The district's CFO presented the figures to the School Committee on Sept. 29.

Oct 2 · The Newton Record →

School Committee Subcommittee Meets on NTA Bargaining Today

The Negotiations Sub-Committee of the Newton School Committee meets in executive session at 4:00 p.m. today at 100 Walnut Street to form strategy for collective bargaining with NTA Units A-E.

Sep 30 · City of Newton, MA →

Newton Parent Alleges Inequities in Math Placement for Black Students

The Newton Record reported Sept. 29 on a Sept. 28 guest essay by Tony Clark, a Newton Public Schools parent and former educator. He alleges lower academic expectations and inequities in math placement for Black students; the district had not publicly responded.

Sep 30 · The Newton Record →

Green Newton Urges Heat-Safety Policy for Newton Schools

The Newton Record reported Sept. 28 that Green Newton is asking the School Committee's Policy Subcommittee to develop an extreme-heat policy before next spring. The group says the district lacks a maximum classroom-temperature rule and district-wide guidance on recess and other heat decisions.

Sep 30 · The Newton Record →

Brown Middle School Teacher Faces Backlash Over College Thesis

Parents and community members continued criticizing an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Charles E. Brown Middle School on September 28, 2026, over her 2025 undergraduate thesis on campus protests.

Sep 29 · Newton Beacon →

School Committee Takes Up Capital Plan and Handbook Votes

The Newton School Committee took second-read votes Monday on the FY28 Capital Improvement Plan and student handbooks for both high schools, and reviewed a foster-care transportation memo and math programming updates.

Sep 29 · The Newton Record →

JCC robotics workshop begins Sunday afternoon

The Fall Bot Building Workshop for ages 7-12 begins today, Sept. 27, from 3 to 4 p.m. at JCC Greater Boston in Newton, where participants build and program robots using beginner-friendly coding tools.

Sep 27 · JewishBoston →

Two Newton Country Day seniors named National Merit Semifinalists

Two Newton Country Day School seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists on Sept. 25, with three classmates earning Commended Scholar recognition.

Sep 27 · The Newton Record →

School Committee panel preps for teacher union bargaining

The Newton School Committee's Negotiations Sub-Committee meets in executive session Thursday, September 24 at 4:30 p.m. at the Education Center to plan strategy for bargaining with Newton Teachers Association units.

Sep 24 · City of Newton, MA →

Library hosts college sports recruitment information session

A presentation on athletic recruitment and college admissions is scheduled online for Thursday, September 24 at 7 p.m., for teens and their adults, with a question-and-answer period.

Sep 24 · Newton Free Library →

Boston College rises to No. 31 in national university rankings

Boston College rose five places to No. 31 in the 2027 U.S. News rankings, released September 22 — the school's highest ranking since 2016.

Sep 24 · The Newton Record →

Newton North Calendar Marks Yom Kippur as No-School Day

Newton North High School's calendar lists Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, as Yom Kippur, with no school.

Sep 21 · Newton North High School →

Newton Free Library's Monday English Conversation Class Full

Newton Free Library's ELL Conversation and Reading class, set for Monday, Sept. 21, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., is listed as full.

Sep 21 · Newton Free Library →

Memorial-Spaulding PTO Registration Closes Monday

Registration for Memorial-Spaulding PTO's After School Creative Arts program, running Sept. 28 through Dec. 23, closes Monday, Sept. 21, at 11:59 p.m.

Sep 21 · Memorial-Spaulding Elementary PTO →

Newton North Students Walk Out, Community Rallies for Immigrants

On Sept. 11, 2026, nearly 50 Newton North students walked out of class and marched to City Hall to protest recent ICE detentions; the demonstration and broader community support for immigrant families were reported Sept. 18.

Sep 19 · Newton Beacon →