South Orange

As Some Students Head Back to Classrooms, South Orange-Maplewood District & Teachers Union Continue Negotiations

Two weeks after students in South Orange-Maplewood public schools moved to all-virtual instruction — after the teachers union declined to return amid COVID-19 safety concerns…

Collum: NJ Legislation Subjecting PILOTs to Prevailing Wages Would Hurt Affordable Housing

South Orange Village President Sheena Collum shared an update on a bill currently in the New Jersey State Assembly, A1571/1576, at the February 22 Board…

Statement From South Orange-Maplewood Schools Superintendent Taylor

The South Orange-Maplewood School District sent the following statement from Superintendent Ronald Taylor, which he read at the Feb. 22 Board of Education meeting: Update…

OPINION: SOMA Community Alliance for Education Announces Plan to Partner With Stakeholders to Help Reopen Schools and More

From the SOMA Community Alliance for Education: A new educational activism and volunteer group is on the horizon in South Orange Maplewood. SOMA Community Alliance…

UPDATE: South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Sues Teachers Union, Seeks to Force Educators to Return to Classrooms ‘Immediately’

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Jefferson Elementary School Construction Project Approved at State Level, as Three Others Are Up Next

Four elementary school construction projects appear to be on track, as a review by the New Jersey Department of Education has moved forward significantly, South…

‘Open Our Schools’: Rally to Reopen South Orange-Maplewood Classrooms Draws More Than 100 Local Residents

More than 100 parents, guardians and children turned out for a rally in front of Maplewood Township Hall on a snowy Monday, calling for school…

SOMA for Safe Return to School Plans Rally on Feb. 22 to Push for In-Person Learning

From SOMA for Safe Return to School: ‘SOMA FOR SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOL’ Rallies Monday to Open Schools in South Orange and Maplewood Parent-led group…

South Orange-Maplewood BOE Says It Was ‘Blindsided’ by Teachers Union Action, Hints at Legal Options

In its most detailed response to the teachers union refusal to return to in-person instruction amid various, ongoing safety concerns around COVID-19 precautions this week,…

South Orange Black History Month: The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity

From the South Orange Village Black History Month Committee: To celebrate 2021’s Black History Month, the Village of South Orange and the Department of Recreation…