Fields Says Black Parents Workshop Will Sue to Block Reassignment of MMS Principal
Walter Fields of the Black Parents Workshop told the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education on Monday that his organization would seek a court order…
Who’s Running for South Orange-Maplewood BOE? Find Out Here
Update July 30 1:30 p.m.: the article has been updated with a statement from Narda Chisholm-Greene. Update July 29 5:45 p.m.: the article has been…
Deadline to File for 2019 South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Election: July 29
The deadline for candidates to file for the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education election is 4 p.m., Monday, July 29, 2019. According to staff at…
South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Clash in Testy Exchange Over Policy Details
Debate over policies governing the authority of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education president and the rules surrounding public comment at meetings took a sharp…
An Open Letter to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed on the Non-Renewal of MMS Science Teacher
To the Members of the South Orange–Maplewood School District Board of Education: I attended your meeting on June 13, 2019, in which the Board of…
South Orange-Maplewood BOE Declines to Reverse Non-Renewal for MMS Science Teacher
Despite remarks from nearly a dozen supporters asking that sixth-grade science teacher Debra Hwang have her contract renewed (and a reported 23 or more letters…
Local NAACP Unit and SOMA Justice Weigh in on Lawson-Muhammad Ruling & Penalty
Two more local organizations — the NAACP Oranges & Maplewood unit and SOMA Justice — are weighing in on the NJ Department of Education School…
2 South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Abstained From Superintendent Vote. We Asked, ‘Why?’
“Hiring a new superintendent is one of the most important responsibilities of a school board,” wrote then-Board President Elizabeth Baker in July 2018, when the…
UPDATED: Coalition on Race Asks Gov. Murphy to Review Ethics Commission Re: Lawson-Muhammad Ruling, Fields Responds
The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race is asking New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to review the membership of the New Jersey State Department of…
Lawson-Muhammad to Challenge NJ School Ethics Commission Ruling
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad says she will fight a ruling that she violated sections of the state ethics code — as…