Budget Process Begins for School Department
December 20, 2024 • Town boards are wrapping up business for 2024, but the Needham School Committee is preparing their wish list for 2025 and...
A Call from the Cosmos
December 5, 2024 • Hometown astronaut Sunita Williams fielded local students’ questions from the International Space Station Wednesday morning. Above the Earth’s surface, pilot Suni...
Memento mori: Change to NHS Latin Program Prompts Discussion
December 2, 2024 • Since Latin 1 was removed from course schedules this school year, a former NHS Latin teacher fears the language program is...
Survey Results Concern Committee
November 22, 2024 • Needham School Committee members were concerned about what the results of the MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey showed about student mental health....
A More Complete Picture of School Absenteeism
October 18, 2024 • Members of the Needham School Committee share their concerns about certain subgroups of students having more unexcused absences at their meeting...
Needham’s MCAS Scores Show Slight Improvement
October 7, 2024 • Needham students scored higher on several of the state-mandated exams compared with last year but still fall below pre-pandemic results in...