Last week's question: Do you agree with the following statement: I believe that the NTA and the NPS will come to agreement on a fair contract before the current contract expires on August 31, 2027? This week's question: Many of you have attended open houses with members of the Newton School Committee and expressed your concern about the blistering pace, lack of educator voice, and poor rollout of initiatives. Do you agree with the following statement: Students in Newton would

Dear Colleagues, Today's Globe included the following article: "Recent contracts fuel teacher layoffs in Massachusetts." The argument of the piece is straightforwardly and unsubtly stated in the title. But if you want a more in your face version, the subtitle is: "For years, teacher unions fought for better pay and benefits. Now districts, including Boston, are planning layoffs." The authors cite four union presidents for rebuttal to their argument: Justin Brown, President of

Question of the Week Last week's question was quite involved: we shared extensive pro versus con information with you. Yet we had a good response rate, with 317 people responding to the question. Another marker of member engagement with the eBulletin: two weeks, 146 people clicked on the link to the elementary schedule presentation; this week, 109 did, with Please keep the engagement high as we close out the year over the next few weeks! Last week's question: Do you belie