Gilbert: “If there’s one student or one educator that does not feel like they are welcome in this district, we have a lot of work to do.”
Access & Equity
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ElectionMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Village Green ‘Ask the Candidates’: 2023 BOE Candidates on Fergus Report, Deleveling
The five candidates respond to our questions on the Fergus Report, access & equity, and the conversation around deleveling
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Report: Stark Academic Disparities Remain Between Black and White Students in South Orange-Maplewood
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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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘A Lot of Work to Do’: SOMSD Black Middle Schoolers Still Lag White Peers in Advanced Math Enrollment
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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ElectionMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
5 Candidates, 4 Questions: Village Green Asks the 2022 Board of Ed Candidates
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. If you’re still wondering whom to vote…
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ElectionGovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Village Green ‘Ask the Candidates’: 2022 BOE Candidates on Access & Equity
Five community members are running for three seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Hires New Asst. Superintendent of Access & Equity, Dr. Kevin Gilbert
The South Orange-Maplewood School District has hired Dr. Kevin Gilbert as its new Assistant…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Board of Ed Members Push Back – Again – on Lack of Rigor and Data in Access & Equity Presentation
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood ’21-22 District Goals Focus on Transparency, Access and Equity
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘Very Little Movement’: Black Students in South Orange-Maplewood Still Underrepresented in High Level Math Classes
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…