Schools / Kids

South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Clash in Testy Exchange Over Policy Details

Debate over policies governing the authority of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education president and the rules surrounding public comment at meetings took a sharp…

Elevated Lead Found in Water Fountain at South Mountain School, District Reports

The following was sent by the South Orange-Maplewood School District on July 18: Dear SOMSD Community, As part of the South Orange Maplewood School District’s…

Sign Your Kids Up Now for Peace & Justice Camp at Morrow Church

Rev. Brenda Ehlers’ newly-launched non-profit, SOMA Center for Peace and Justice, is offering two weeks of Peace and Justice Camp at Morrow Church this summer…

South Orange-Maplewood Schools’ Code of Conduct Nears Completion

More than a year after it was scheduled to take effect, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education’s updated Code of Conduct Policy is nearing completion…

Columbia High School Scholarship Fund Awards $164K to 131 CHS Seniors & Graduates

On Thursday June 6, 2019, the Columbia High School Scholarship Fund held an event in the Columbia High School library recognizing the recipients of its…

New South Orange-Maplewood Schools Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor Is On the Job

The age of interims is coming to a close. After years of administrative churn and something of a clearing-of-the-decks by interim superintendent Dr. Thomas Ficarra,…

South Orange-Maplewood, Here’s How $160M in School Bonds Will Impact Your Taxes

The $160 million tax levy just approved by the South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate for the Long Range Facilities Plan is going to cause…

How Summer Camp Keeps Kids Learning

Did you know that most students lose two months of math skills every summer, and low-income children typically lose another two to three months of…

Board of School Estimate OKs Tax Levy for $160M Capital Plan to Improve, Expand South Orange-Maplewood Schools

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate on June 11 unanimously approved a tax levy to pay for the school district’s “historic” $157.4 million capital…

OPINION: Why I Still Oppose Artificial Turf (Especially at Ritzer Field)

Jane Conrad, a South Orange-Maplewood resident, previously expressed her thoughts on natural grass versus artificial turf fields in this piece, Opinion: Let’s Make Ritzer and…