The Newton Teachers Association entered the eighth day of its illegal wildcat strike on Tuesday, but Massachusetts Republican Party chairman Amy Carnevale wants to see the teachers get back to work.
Carnevale said Newton teachers are playing politics with kids' educations, which she said is wrong.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has not moved over the past week, according to AAA Northeast.
The price has held steady at $3.11 per gallon, which is 11 cents cheaper than it was one month ago and 32 cents cheaper than it was at this time last year.