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South Orange-Maplewood School District
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
As Busing Woes Plague Start of School Year, BOE & Parents Call for ‘Swift Action’, Supt. Asks for ‘Patience’
Parents report significant delays, no-show buses, confused routes, last-minute cancellations and more. They — and the Board of Ed — are calling for swift action from the Superintendent.
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GovernmentMaplewoodTowns
Just in Time to Start Next Year’s Cycle, Maplewood Inches Closer to Passing ’23 Budget
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We started this process all the way back in January. We are at the point where we can finally see a finish line,” said the CFO. “We’re about to start our 2024 budget preparations,” joked Mayor Dean Dafis.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood District Responds to Last-Minute AP Course Cut
District said teacher shortage is to blame; parents expressed frustration at late notice.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
A South Orange Neighborhood Loses Busing Days Before Start of School
A number of families in the Village Colonials neighborhood of South Orange got some…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Mountain Y Says All SOMSD Aftercare Sites Will Open, Takes Over ‘Beyond the Bell’
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Schools Launch 24-Hr Online Tutoring Using Pandemic Funds
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is employing $140,000 in ESSER II funds — American…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
CHS Debuts AP African American Studies, Fully Restores Journalism Class
The district is one of the few in the state piloting an AP African-American studies class. Also, the high school’s lauded Journalism class has been restored to a full-year class that will count toward graduation.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE Questions Disparity In South Orange & Maplewood Middle Schools HIB & Safety Incidents
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education members asked district administration for more qualitative data.
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CommunityGovernmentMaplewoodPoliticsSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange Family Helps Make History With New Jersey Menstrual Equity Bill
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreElise Joy and her daughters Emma and Quinn Joy, co-founders of the non-profit Girls Helping Girls. Period, have been active in the effort to make period products accessible to menstruating public school students in New Jersey since 2018.