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Board of Ed Member Annemarie Maini: This is Why I Strongly Support the New STEM Realignment

Dear SOMSD parents and community members: I am one of your representatives on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. I’ve served in that role since…

South Orange-Maplewood Board Votes to Realign STEM, Reducing Math and Science by 15 Levels

On Tuesday, February 20, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education voted 7-2 to approve Resolution 3693, restructuring or “realigning” the STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics)…

Letter: Coalition on Race Supports STEM Realignment — With Proper Support for Students and Teachers

The following letter was presented to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education by Carol Barry-Austin and Meredith Sue Willis, co-chairs of the Schools Committee of…

PARES Supports New South Orange-Maplewood STEM Curriculum Reducing Math Levels

Last night, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education voted 7-2 to restructure the STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) curriculum, which included a reduction in math levels…

In Response to Letter, District Says Requests by African-American Students for Honors Placement Are Being Met

Updated 1:15 p.m. October 2, 2017 with a response from Black Parents Workshop. In response to an accusation that two African-American students were denied access…

SOMA Black Parents Workshop Forms Legal Team ‘In Anticipation of Litigation’

The South Orange-Maplewood Black Parents Workshop announced this week that it is forming a pro-bono legal team “in anticipation of litigation we might be forced…

SOMA Black Parents Group ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Take Legal Action to End Leveling

While the South Orange Maplewood Black Parents Workshop, an advocacy group, has strong praise for the school district’s passage of a new Academic Placement policy that…

South Orange-Maplewood Math KIVA Put Participants on ‘Level Ground’

The library at Maplewood Middle School was quiet on Thursday night, but it wasn’t empty. Community members and School Board officials sat in near-concentric circles,…

BOE Candidate Smith: ‘A Lot of Work to be Done’

Donna Smith is a candidate for the South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMSD) Board of Education race in November. The Village Green recently interviewed Smith by email on…