Superintendent Taylor attributed the high bids to pandemic-related inflation and supply issues. Board member Arun Vadlamani the over-budget bids for the middle schools will be one of the biggest issues the BOE will need to resolve. “It is $12 million. It is not a small number.”

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Calling the findings of the report “atrocious”, the Black Parents Workshop said SOMSD “did little to comply with our settlement agreement.” Superintendent Taylor defended the district’s work on access and equity, despite the district’s own reporting on ongoing disparities in state test scores, suspensions, advanced math enrollment and failure rates.

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The Township of Maplewood along with the Village of South Orange and South Orange Maplewood School District held the 6th annual Lavender Graduation to honor local LGBTQIA+ and allied High …

Much like its atmospheric inspiration, the annual Tuscan School rainbow — formed by students and staff in multi-colored t-shirts — appeared after a cessation of the rain this morning in …