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Brodt's notes: 3rd edition
BRODT’S NOTES
the newsletter of Mali’s campaign
June 17, 2025
Content:
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NEVER AGAIN
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE PLANS NEED PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING
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CONVERSATIONS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
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HAVE YOU SEEN OUR SIGNS?
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PAST ISSUES
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Brodt's Notes - 2nd Edition
BRODT’S NOTES
the newsletter of Mali’s campaign
May 26, 2025
Content:
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YARD SIGNS AND ENDORSEMENTS
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NPS BUDGET COMPROMISE
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CONVERSATIONS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Progressive Newton forum on a positive vision for the Newton Public Schools
School Committee candidates talk multi-level classrooms and more
Brodt said the district needs to get curriculum in order as well.
“You get a very different education depending on which elementary, which middle and which high school you go to,” Mali said. “The classes are not the same, the curriculum is not the same, the PD [professional development] is not the same.”
BRODT’S NOTES - Newsletter of the Mali Brodt Campaign, First Edition
BRODT’S NOTES
the newsletter of Mali’s campaign
May 12, 2025
Content:
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PULLED PAPERS
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BUDGET SITUATION
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EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE
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GET YOUR YARD SIGNS
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Four new faces emerge in School Committee elections
Four new candidates for Newton’s School Committee have emerged.
The four are branding themselves as a collective solution to a problem in communication and understanding they say was laid bare by last year’s teacher strike.
“The candidates are not interested in relitigating the strike or assigning blame,” their joint press release reads. “Instead, they want to ensure the community never experiences that kind of division and hurt again. Their priority is to help adults work better together for the sake of Newton’s students.”
PRESS RELEASE: Four candidates announce runs for Newton School Committee
Parents, advocates, and educators are running for Newton School Committee to be new voices for change
For immediate release.
NEWTON, Massachusetts. March 31, 2025.
Four Newton residents—all first-time candidates—have announced campaigns for the November 2025 elections for Newton School Committee. They are running to bring positive change to the schools, and they share a commitment to collaborative leadership, clear communication, and fresh ideas. Jenna Miara is running for the open Ward 5 seat; Mali Brodt seeks the open Ward 6 seat; Bruce Hedison is a candidate for Ward 7; Jim Murphy will seek election as the Ward 8 representative. Miara, Brodt, Hedison, and Murphy will advocate for Newton students, Newton educators, and the broader community.
READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE by clicking above.Mali files with the Newton Election Commission to run for School Committee
Majority turnover expected in School Committee next year
New candidates
In recent weeks, four new candidates have filed with the Newton Election Commission to run for School Committee positions this November, and they have jointly informed Fig City News of their intentions to run for that office, providing their biographies as well. They are:
- Jenna Miara in Ward 5 (Waban and Upper Falls): biography, website
- Mali Brodt in Ward 6 (Newton Center and Newton Highlands): biography, website
- Bruce Hedison in Ward 7 (Chestnut Hill and Ward School area): biography, website
- Jim Murphy in Ward 8 (Oak Hill and Countryside School area): biography, website
Mali joins parents and educators to advocate for funding and warns against cuts to systems of support.