NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Negotiations continue in the ongoing Newton teachers strike, which will have forced kids out of school for two full weeks now<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/no-school-in-newton-thursday-as-teachers-strike-stretches-on/">Read More</a>
Over the years, Newton Teachers Association president Mike Zilles has negotiated several contracts with the School Committee and was in charge as the city faced a protracted, difficult process to bring students back into buildings during the pandemic.