After an 11-day strike, the Newton Teachers Association and the Newton School Committee have reached a tentative agreement to end the state's longest teacher strike in decades. The strike had kept nearly 12,000 students out of school and led to the cancellation of classes for a total of 11 days. The Newton City Council and parents have been vocal in their calls for the strike to end, with parents filing motions to increase the daily fines imposed on the union, which reached $525,000, and to order the arrest of a union leader. The strike has caused significant disruption, with the School Committee chair becoming emotional over the impact on the community and the committee stating that they have run out of funds to meet the union's demands. The strike was marked by a striking teacher being hit by a car, Governor Maura Healey's administration intervening, and a judge ordering fines to increase to $100,000 per day if a deal was not reached by Sunday night. With a deal now in place, students are set to return to class on Monday, but the lost instructional time will need to be made up, with the School Committee already canceling February vacation to offset some of the missed days.
Newton teachers ratify new contract following 11-day strike https://t.co/masAIIp5P2
Students excited to return to classroom after Newton teachers reach tentative deal https://t.co/z0ly6x8MQw
Here’s what’s in the Newton teachers deal and plan for a return to work https://t.co/ssV2OE4r3E
The Newton teachers strike was the sixth such strike in Mass. since 2022, and it showed the lengths unions are willing to go, even if it costs them hundreds of thousands of dollars and public goodwill. https://t.co/deEywPM97N
Newton teachers reach tentative agreement after 11-day strike https://t.co/tm7Rv3V1D0
Teacher strike in Newton ends, students return to school on Monday https://t.co/gzV4APtvyL
Schools in Newton will reopen Monday after the city and teachers reached a tentative deal to end an acrimonious strike that lasted more than two weeks https://t.co/JqBJ5qIVkb https://t.co/uLsYeVDBFQ
Newton school committee providing update after reaching tentative agreement with teachers https://t.co/AVnRCRWWVa
With over two weeks of instruction lost to the Newton teachers strike, what will it mean for the district and its students? In short, the time must be made up. Here are the details. https://t.co/0s6cVQRWWu
Newton teachers' strike ends with deal https://t.co/5qyAkXH3nO
Newton mayor just announced a tentative deal with teachers and that schools should re-open Monday.
Tentative agreement reached to end Newton teachers strike https://t.co/TxXYQmeGnu
#BREAKING: Students in Newton will be returning to class on Monday after the Newton Teachers Association and the Newton School Committee announced a tentative agreement on a new contract. https://t.co/I8JNXtJzRM
BREAKING: Newton teachers celebrate after union leaders announce they’ve reached a contract deal with the school committee. #wcvb https://t.co/41k31ijkR0
Students in Newton will be returning to class on Monday after the Newton Teachers Association and the Newton School Committee announced a tentative agreement on a new contract. https://t.co/LsL9MB6ZEx https://t.co/iBdAXvBwYv
Newton’s School Committee and the Newton Teachers Association reached a tentative contract agreement Friday night, ending the state’s longest teacher strike in decades and returning nearly 12,000 students to class Monday, according to a union spokesperson. https://t.co/JOxh4TiQQc
BREAKING: Agreement reached to end Newton teachers strike after students miss 11 days of school https://t.co/gzV4APtvyL
Do they have a deal? Newton teachers' union to speak about negotiations | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/b2B3vpIPwE
Newton teachers providing update as 3rd weekend without deal looms https://t.co/Y18t0DIN1a
Do they have a deal? Newton teachers update strike negotiations https://t.co/UPmY6yyrXp
Judge increases fines on Newton teachers union as strike continues https://t.co/KQnLruHspn
The lengthy Newton teachers' strike was "extremely close" to coming to an end on Friday, while a judge threatened higher fines for the union if the two sides don't reach a deal by the end of the weekend. https://t.co/vC1tqENZ2r
Here's where the numbers stand in the Newton teachers' contract negotiations @KristinaRex https://t.co/UmVRLqTDfv
The striking Newton teachers have until Sunday night to reach a deal and get children back in school if they want to avoid increased hefty fines, a Middlesex Superior Judge ruled Friday afternoon. https://t.co/d3vWgX8KF5
BREAKING: Judge will increase the Newton Teachers Association’s fines to $100k per day (from 50) on Monday IF a deal is not reached by Sunday night. Both sides say they’re very close to a deal. #WBZ
A deal could be reached to end the 11-day Newton teacher strike within hours, an attorney for the district told the judge overseeing the case related to the illegal work stoppage Friday afternoon. https://t.co/vLJhqnPjKt
Court hearing being held as lengthy Newton teachers' strike continues https://t.co/cQr7PAZKdg
Echoes of Haverhill teachers strike abound in Newton https://t.co/yvEnq6x3sF
Newton School Committee says it's "close to an agreement" to end teachers' strike @AnnaMeiler reports https://t.co/mctEgyptIH
BREAKING UPDATE: City, striking Newton teachers ‘extremely close to settling contract,’ school committee says https://t.co/aBtulUu6UY
The end is near? Newton School Committee said in part, "We look forward to finalizing the agreements today and returning students to the classroom on Monday." Negotiations begin again today at 1PM. @boston25 https://t.co/Rf8UwFu3c0
“It’s Groundhog Day, again” for Newton teachers on strike. The union said bargaining went until 6am where, at one point, their financial proposals were identical. Now they are trying to agree on their return-to-work document and their time and learning conditions. @boston25 https://t.co/X1kBrpOFj1
Healey intervenes in Newton teachers strike; talks last through the night to no avail https://t.co/lIgP7vo0kk
Striking Newton teachers say school committee has ‘no interest in healing rifts’ https://t.co/E3BbdDNt5e
After negotiating throughout the night, the Newton Teachers Association and the School Committee were unable to make a deal on a new contract that would have ended an illegal strike that has canceled school for 11 days. https://t.co/KvacarW8vA
No deal: Overnight negotiations in Newton teachers strike end unresolved at 6 a.m. despite "identical" financial proposals, state planning to step in https://t.co/rXEURwSprz
Editorial: Judge should raise fines on Newton teachers union https://t.co/8rZVYjNlYR
State to step in as Newton teachers strike hits Day 11 https://t.co/96YK1EafoP
Strike causes Newton schools to cancel February break; additional days must be made up https://t.co/CIlhAP8uHk
State stepping in to Newton teachers strike, school committee cancels February vacation https://t.co/nVEM7OwofV
Newton School Committee calls off district’s February break to make up teacher strike days https://t.co/xUXLvQCdzy
Newton cancels 4 days of February vacation due to teachers strike https://t.co/JjnODLNOHZ
Newton cancels 11th day of school for Friday, Feb 2nd as strike continues. School committee has voted to cancel Feb. vacation (Tues-Fri) & considering other options to offset missed days, including cancelling part of Spring Recess & using rotation of weekend days #Boston25 https://t.co/w677I58t9I
No school in Newton on Friday. 11 days without school - and February break is canceled to make up the time lost due to the strike #WBZ
HAPPENING NOW: Newton teachers providing update as deal has not been reached https://t.co/QcIc6Uo9ZE
BREAKING: The Newton School Committee has voted to do away with four days of February vacation this year. (Monday is President's Day) This would help offset some of the 10 days that students have missed during the strike. They say families who had plans won't be penalized.
Students, parents urge judge to end Newton teachers’ strike as school committee seeks heftier fines https://t.co/ZTuXUr9Izg
For the first time in the ongoing Newton teacher strike, Governor Maura Healey’s administration is intervening and asking the Middlesex Superior Court to appoint a third party to force the union and School Committee to reach a legally binding resolution. https://t.co/5X6jFbKKxq
‘Given every resource’: Newton School Committee says it has run out of money for striking teachers https://t.co/jJbdsV4Fv4
"Enough is enough": Newton School Committee urges teachers union to vote on latest contract offer @KristinaRex https://t.co/JjnODLNOHZ
“It is just about the money.” Newton School Committee Chair says “we don’t have any more money to devote to this contract”. He says NTA President is refusing to present latest offer to its membership for vote as teachers strike looms on #Boston25 https://t.co/6ii05ffeTY
Newton School Committee and Mayor providing update on teachers' strike https://t.co/WVbuNHy6Mf
Newton Teachers Association member hit by car driven by another teacher at picket site amid ongoing strike, police say https://t.co/oAax5VKLno
Striking Newton teacher hit by car driven by other striking teacher https://t.co/0otbib1U34
Pedestrian vs. car at Newton teacher strike today. It was at the Education Center near Day Middle School. Gotta admit, it’s a little funny. @universalhub https://t.co/KXVi0Onkie
Newton parents, students write letters "begging" judge to help end teachers strike (via @AnnaMeiler) https://t.co/Wij0pMDLPc
JUST IN: Striking teacher struck by car in Newton, police say https://t.co/cQGm2lDwm0
Attorneys for the Newton School Committee filed an emergency motion calling for the Middlesex Superior Court Judge to escalate fines against the Newton Teachers Association as it continues its illegal strike. https://t.co/er4rRS3Qqr
NEW: Newton School Committee calls on judge to double fines against striking teachers union The strike is causing “irreparable harm” to the district’s roughly 12,000 students who as of Thursday have already missed 10 days of school, the SC said. https://t.co/6wdputGtIe
‘Sad’ students, ‘defeated’ parents pen letters urging judge to end Newton teachers’ strike https://t.co/MAbGJydwxP
'I WANT SCHOOL OPEN': ‘Sad’ students, ‘defeated’ parents pen letters urging judge to put an end to Newton teachers’ strike https://t.co/MAbGJydwxP
Newton teachers strike adds stresses for Metco families https://t.co/3L1za2yzNJ
Newton Teachers Association president Mike Zilles is the man leading the 2,000-member union in what’s become the longest teachers’ strike in recent state history. https://t.co/M6G153rV3H
On a break from the picket line, striking Newton teachers reflect https://t.co/kxfn8RYHch
‘This has gone too far’: Frustration is palpable as Newton teachers strike hits tenth day https://t.co/xtVOCKwMoT
School canceled for 10th day in Newton as teachers continue strike | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/KH6ASA0eS4
Frustration mounts as Newton teacher strike continues, schools closed for 10th day @TammyWBZ https://t.co/BAKMLDiPdj
No school in Newton Thursday as teachers strike stretches on https://t.co/4yqX77nfEc
‘This has gone too far’: Newton School Committee Chair tears up after classes canceled for 10th day https://t.co/oe9hp4GPIU
Newton School Committee chair Chris Brezski visibly got emotional after Newton Public Schools cancelled classes for 10th day over on-going strike. There’s still $15 million disparity between what union asking for & what school committee says it can provide #Boston25 AT 10 & 11 https://t.co/bQs6I0PlWY
NEW: The chair of the Newton School Committee breaks down in tears as a 10th day of classes has now been cancelled because of the teachers strike. He says some progress has been made but there's still no deal. https://t.co/aDMEznnAvt
BREAKING: Schools closed Thursday in Newton, fines now $525,000 for teacher’s association, as strike continues https://t.co/6vFCF7jkFs
NEW: No school again tomorrow (Feb 1) in Newton because of the ongoing teacher's strike. That will be the 10th day of missed classes.
School canceled in Newton on Thursday as teachers strike continues https://t.co/TAoj2PfhAO
Newton teachers giving update on ongoing negotiations after 12 day strike https://t.co/gXpD34Vamc
Newton teachers facing $525K fine if no deal is reached to end ongoing strike https://t.co/tB2EBtjjeK
Newton teachers strike negotiations now focused on paraprofessionals pay raises @KristinaRex https://t.co/TAoj2PfhAO
Newton mom of 3 seeking money damages from teachers union in new court filing amid ongoing strike https://t.co/7YOLXmx7ij
Meet the negotiators representing Newton’s schools during contract talks with striking teachers https://t.co/qrjBVUYJIC
Newton teachers union has shut kids out of school for 9 days now. Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. These government schools spend over $26,000 per student per year. Give that money directly to families so they can find alternatives. https://t.co/MvbIun1Y9A
Newton teachers union have shut kids out of schools for 9 days now. Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. These government schools spend over $26,000 per student per year. Give that money directly to families so they can find alternatives. https://t.co/O3s7upnPDq
The president of the National Education Association is in Newton speaking to striking teachers today — on the 9th day of no school — as school committee/bargaining committee meets inside trying to settle contract #WBZ https://t.co/QADpmGmoVB
Newton teacher strike enters 9th day, rally outside Starbucks in the Auburndale village of Newton. They are blasting, “What I Like About You,” by the Romantics. It’s nearly impossible to leave your Newton home and NOT see teachers striking. They are everywhere. @universalhub https://t.co/pAtvtXDe4s
Parents of Newton Public Schools students have filed motions to end the strike by the Newton Teachers Association, asking a judge to increase the $50,000 daily fines the union has already been ordered to pay and to order the arrest of a union leader. https://t.co/s5FTz0l4t8
‘I’m actually angry right now’: Newton striking teachers speak out from the picket line https://t.co/MaU4i8fuAD
With Newton Public Schools closed for the ninth school day, members of the Newton City Council are calling for the teachers strike to end. https://t.co/WqmHJcbpJw
‘Steady progress’: Parents, City Council weigh in as Newton teacher strike extends into 9th day https://t.co/QDWIruTC9m
Schools closed in Newton for 9th day as teachers strike continues @TammyWBZ https://t.co/QpVjjJflvH
Newton city councilors join call to end teachers' strike | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/RoKsL5tfay