Melanie Burney
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Cinnaminson voters approve $57.7 million school bond referendum by nine votes (opens the original)
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Voters in Cinnaminson narrowly approved a $57.7 million school bond referendum, according to the latest unofficial results. The Sept. 15 election was too early call in preliminary results, and district officials were anxiously awaiting the outcome after mail and provisional ballots were counted and verified, according to township spokesperson Lori Perlow. A final certification by county election officials is pending. The referendum was approved by nine votes, 1,744 to 1,735, according to the dis
Clementon voters reject $13.5 million bond referendum; $76M Cinnaminson proposal too close to call (opens the original)
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Voters in Clementon this week overwhelmingly rejected a $13.5 million school bond question that would have raised property taxes, while a $76 million referendum in Cinnaminson was too close to call. If approved, the bond would have been used to build an early childhood center for preschoolers. The measure, according to officials, would have added about $243 annually to the tax bill for a home assessed at the borough average of $115,178. Meanwhile, the outcome of Tuesdayâs special election in C
A few first-day jitters and tears as South Jersey kindergartners head to school (opens the original)
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As she welcomed her kindergarten class to New Albany Elementary in Cinnaminson Wednesday, veteran teacher Maureen Coller shook off a few nerves. A smiling Coller stood at the entrance to Classroom 7 to welcome each student. Beginning her 26th year as an educator, Coller still gets excited and a little anxious about a new school year. âFirst days are always a little bit of jitters,â she said. âYou never know whatâs in store.â Across New Jersey, the stateâs 1.4 million public school st
Mount Laurelâs new school superintendent Neil Burti is on a mission to âlisten, learn, and leadâ (opens the original)
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After more than two decades in the same district, veteran educator Neil Burti is starting a new job: Mount Laurel Schools superintendent. Burti spent nearly his entire career in nearby Cherry Hill schools, rising from teacher and coach to principal and most recently director of secondary education. His stint included taking over as principal at Cherry Hill East for several months, after a shake-up stemming from a lawsuit alleging a former assistant principal was subjected to discrimination and r
N.J. students will have to put down their cell phones this fall under new state law (opens the original)
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New Jersey students are going back to school with a new phone-free routine in September. Starting on the first day of classes, all K-12 students in public schools must power off and put away phones and most internet-enabled devices before the bell rings, with only a few exceptions. The new policy â signed into law in January by former Gov. Phil Murphy â puts New Jersey among a growing number of states including New York and Maryland that have passed measures to crack down on students using c
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