Allison Silverstein

Students, parents, teachers advocate for nonrenewed staff, funding from township.

"We have spent many hours working to make sure parent voices are reflected at every turn in the effort to close the budget gap," Allison Silverstein says.

Students have been rehearsing and preparing for the show since September.

Aim to build a more trauma-informed and sensitive district.

"We’ve already seen the need for unpleasant cuts in past budgets; this predicament is not new.," Andrew Gideon writes.

Montclair Education Association has been excluded from budget process, union president says.

"The state has fallen far short of its own standards in providing funding to public schools," the Board of Education president says.

Company to oversee six-year project to upgrade and repair Montclair schools.

Draft included 22 shortened days for students, up from current year.

Firm’s bid, $3.1M, was much lower than those of its competitors, board says.