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ElectionMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATED: Teachers Union Issues Vote of No Confidence in Supt. Ronald Taylor
Sackett-Gable, Callahan and Meyer campaign say the vote is “an indication of how serious the rift between the teachers and administration has gotten” and the issues raised “give us serious pause.”
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UPDATE: District says no curriculum is necessary. C&I Committee chair, staff say that’s news to them.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Teachers Erupt, Board Majority Defies Superintendent’s Plans to Fully Delevel Schools
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe BOE voted to remove a revised Access & Equity Policy from first read, but Supt. Taylor said, “Board approval is not required for shifts in pedagogy.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Board of Ed Votes to Retain, Reassign Elementary & Middle School Spanish Teachers
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ElectionMaplewoodSouth Orange
SOMEA Teachers Union Announces Support for Frank McGehee for NJ Assembly 28th District
Three Democratic candidates are vying for two seats to represent New Jersey’s 28th Legislative District…
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘I Am Most Proud of Our District’s Students’—Thair Joshua Reflects on Historic Board of Ed Presidency
The following remarks were made by South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education President Thair Joshua…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
UPDATE: In Reversal, South Orange-Maplewood District Says It Will Meet Retroactive Pay Deadline
Updated July 28, 2022: SOMEA President Rocio Lopez reports that the South Orange-Maplewood School District has now reversed course and says it will meet an agreed-upon deadline to award retroactive pay to SOMEA members.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Union Says Teachers ‘Mindfully Excluded’ From Suspension Task Force
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
After Long Impasse, South Orange-Maplewood BOE & Teachers Union Agree on 3-Year Contract
After a long and often acrimonious negotiations period, the South Orange-Maplewood BOE and the South Orange Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA) have at last reached an agreement (in principle) on a contract.