The parent-led effort includes routes to every elementary school.
Nishuane school
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Montclair school district continues to expand its free preschool program
Plan for 2023-24 year includes doubling classrooms, teaching 180 students.
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Parents raise concerns about ceilings in Montclair’s Nishuane School
Parents ask for more transparency about contaminant testing and repairs.
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Montclair school district celebrates Black History Month
The programs encompass a variety of educational and enrichment activities.
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Montclair school district welcomes new administrators
Many of the hires previously held other roles in the district.
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A friend of literacy; 2 sisters on a lobster roll (Robin’s Nest)
Amanda and Amy Barakat are serving up lobster rolls in Montclair.
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Montclair Education Association to celebrate Juneteenth with book giveaway
The books will feature marginalized experiences to engage readers of different ages, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
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Montclair parents organize pop-up coronavirus testing near schools
Sites open this week near Nishuane and Hillside, looking to expand.
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MEA school supply giveaway Aug. 22 at Nishuane School
The event is free and open to Montclair Public School students only.
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Montclair schools will not reopen next week
Montclair’s elementary schools were scheduled to reopen for hybrid learning on Nov. 16, while the middle and high schools were scheduled to reopen on Nov. 30. The start of hybrid learning had been delayed once before, as the schools’ ventilation systems were found to be in need of upgrades before students could be admitted to the buildings.
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PHOTOS: Montclair goes to the polls
In Montclair, the League of Women’s Voters’ message of “vote early” may have worked as most poll workers reported low numbers at polling places on Election Day.
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Students, teachers find new ways to teach, discover during distance learning
With the shape of education in the fall in question, Montclair’s teachers have come up with innovative ways to teach students.
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May Day tradition is held in Watchung Plaza
By DEBORAH ANN TRIPOLDI tripoldi@montclairlocal.news The 12-foot Maypole draped with colorful ribbons stood in the middle of Watchung Plaza while school children, teachers and parents gathered on the lawn. Another […]
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Stair repairs needed at Nishuane, Montclair schools inspection finds
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Three staircases at Nishuane Elementary School were found to be in need of repairs and reinforcements in December. Montclair’s school buildings are undergoing inspections prompted by […]