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South Jersey school district to continue addressing financial strain after failed bus plan
In South Jersey, the Deptford Township School District updated its transportation plan during a board meeting on Tuesday night.The district announced a cost-cutting policy earlier this month that would have eliminated free bus service to students who live within two miles of their schools.However, the plan was rescinded after the district faced backlash from the community and local leaders.Superintendent Kevin Kanauss announced that moving forward the board will continue to explore alternative solutions to address the district's financial challenges."This may include difficult decisions regarding staffing, programs, extracurricular activities, and security vestibules," Kanauss noted.He also assured those in attendance that the board would do better in the future of notifying the community of any changes that impact the district.One of the residents' main complaints was that the board announced the scrapped bus plans only a couple of weeks before the start of school.
Temple University welcomes one of its largest classes on Move-In Day
PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — While unloading pillows, a desk mirror, plants and even a weighted hula-hoop, the Vadher parents are two of hundreds who are helping their Temple University college freshmen move into their dormitories Tuesday morning. “This is our second time doing this,” said Deepika Vadher, who is helping her daughter, Jaanvi, move into the dorms. […]
Hundreds of former UArts Unicorns begin the transition to their new home as Temple Owls
And this year, in addition to its incoming freshmen, Temple University is making a new home for about 300 University of the Arts students who were displaced when the school abruptly closed last spring.
School-year staff, maintenance team prepare Riverside buildings for classes
As the Riverside School District’s maintenance staff worked to clean and improve their buildings this summer, they were joined by a new group of helpers – 25 teachers and other school-year employees. The extra help was different from previous summers, when one or two school-year staff would occasionally...
Pa. school district ditches plan to build athletic fields at Oakwell
VILLANOVA, Pa. (CBS) -- More than a year ago, a CBS News Philadelphia investigation revealed a simmering feud between a property owner at Oakwell estate and a Montgomery County school district strapped for field space. Since that time, neighbors have kept us up to speed. In fact, it was the neighbors who tipped us off to a board meeting Monday night where the Lower Merion Township School Board had a major change of heart with this property."I don't want to get poison ivy, so I'm not going to walk through there," Deborah Robbins said. For the better part of five...
Cherry Hill joins list of NJ schools banning cell phones
CHERRY HILL — As schools around the state grapple with the issue of cell phones in the classroom, a South Jersey district has joined other districts in prohibiting their use while in school. The Cherry Hill School District will ban the use of wireless devices in the classroom during...
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