Education

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Members of the community demanded the Board of Education (BOE) conduct a thorough investigation into mistreatment allegations described in a letter from Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds Robert Kelley in Wednesday’s BOE meeting. 

The letter refers to a “years-long pattern of ‘employee discrimination and criminal sabotage’,” some of which ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ  – Frances Aboushi will be recommended as Principal of Bradford Elementary School at the May 5 Board of Education public meeting, officials announced. Aboushi, currently Assistant Principal at Glenfield Middle School, is expected to begin transitioning to her new role on May 6. An Interim Glenfield Assistant Principal will be announced in the upcoming week, according to a ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Following a groundswell of support for an elected Board of Education in Montclair, Mayor Sean Spiller broke his silence on Thursday.

He stated that he is in support of whichever method the residents decide is best. Spiller said, "I have the utmost confidence in the judgement of the residents of Montclair and would be fully supportive of moving to an elected Board of ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ – Sean Spiller, a former President-elect of the NJEA and current Mayor of Montclair, has responded to accusations made by an outgoing Montclair Board of Education member who accused Spiller of being motivated by “money, perks and power.”

Sergio Gonzalez was appointed to the Montclair BOE in August 2019 by former Mayor Robert Jackson to fill an unexpired term. In ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - In the wake of Mayor Sean Spiller's three new appointments to the Montclair Board of Education, calls for an elected Board become amplified. Outgoing BOE member Sergio Gonzalez echoed this sentiment during Monday night's BOE meeting, in a lengthy statement, in which he questions Spiller's motives.

Gonzalez was appointed in August 2019 by former Mayor Robert Jackson ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ – Montclair Mayor Sean M. Spiller today announced the appointment of Crystal Hopkins, Eric Scherzer, and Kathryn Weller-Demming to the Montclair Board of Education. 

“I am proud to appoint three outstanding individuals to the Board of Education,” said Mayor Spiller. “Crystal, Eric, and Kathryn will bring a diversity of experience and ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - As schools gear up for hybrid learning, members of the community urge administrators to turn a critical eye toward cultural insensitivity in the district. 

The Superintendent’s Statement of Solidarity, released Friday, states, “the District and all of its staff stand in solidarity with our Asian, Pacific Islander and Asian American ...

Students will still face a version of the mandatory exam in the fall. But questions on the details linger.

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In a bit of a surprise, the Murphy administration ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - The number of potential staff reductions has gone from 53 to 28 positions in the 2021-22 school year budget, as of last night’s meeting between the Board of Education (BOE) and Board of School Estimate (BoSE). 

In addition, there were approximately 30 other open positions that had placeholders in the budget. Just 17 of these positions ...

EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ — In January, TAP reported on the Essex County student and teacher winners of New Jersey Association of Gifted Children awards. Now, we are diving deeper into the story of Avien Abney, the winner of the Grades 3-5 NJAGC Distinguished Student Award for 2021.

Avien Abney, age 10, is an honor student at Heywood Avenue Elementary School in the ...