A New Voice for Newton Schools
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Let's move forward together.
If you prefer to support us with a check, make it payable to:
Committee to Elect Jenna Miara
P.O. Box 610062
Newton Highlands, MA 02461
Alternatively, please use the ActBlue form below.
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.”
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:
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.
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Jenna (Klatell) Miara, JD '04, has devoted her career to public service. Prior to joining Bet Tzedek, Jenna worked at private public interest law firms and Legal Aid Chicago (formerly known as Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago).
