Collingswood to Close Garfield Elementary, Cut Staff, Programs Amid $4.6M District Funding Gap

Spiking increases in costs, cuts to federal aid, a downturn in student enrollment, and changes to the state aid formulation have the district financially cornered, its leadership says. Collingswood Schools have operated with a structural budget deficit for 13 years, and the state says the district has derived a below-adequate share of its operational costs locally for 17 years. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…

By Matt Skoufalos | March 24, 2026