The following statement was read into the record at the Monday, October 9, 2023,…
South Orange NJ
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
As More Students of Color Enroll in AP Classes at CHS, Focus Turns to Supporting Them
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“As we continue to increase enrollment for Black and Latinx students we need to simultaneously ramp up our efforts to understand what they’re experiencing from a social emotional standpoint in those classes,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield.
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Arts & CultureSouth Orange
B’way Star & South Orange Resident Mandy Gonzalez Performs at MPAC Sept. 29
South Orange’s own Broadway powerhouse Mandy Gonzalez will be performing a concert on September…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
A South Orange Neighborhood Loses Busing Days Before Start of School
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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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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Many Black & Hispanic SOMSD Students Fail to Meet State Math Standards, Prompting Concern from BOE
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We’re seeing really, really striking gaps in math,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield. She called upon district administrators to consider restructuring and reorganizing the district’s math curricula across all grades as part of a comprehensive plan.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
2nd Integration Survey Gets Improved Family Response Rate, Points to Areas of ‘Concern’
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreSOMSD saw improved III survey responses rates after falling short on previous efforts.
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MaplewoodObituariesSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Deborah M. Charles, 73, Longtime Marshall School Teacher, Devoted Mom & Grandmother
Deborah M. Charles, 73, of South Orange, NJ passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 23,…
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
BOE Approves Transportation for Every Pre-K, Elementary Student Living 1.25 Miles+ From School
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop is getting a jump on other candidates for the 2025 race, as South Orange Village President Sheena Collum — “one of the state’s leading policy thinkers” — joins his Policy Leadership Team.