In a meeting with families of Garfield Elementary School students, district representatives discuss their plan for next year, the roots of the structural deficit that has plagued the district for 15 years, and proposed solutions, from advocacy to an operations referendum. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading...
March 31, 2026
Five Collingswood residents are running for three available three-year terms on the Collingswood Public School District Board of Education. We invited them to share a bit about themselves with voters ahead of Election Day. Here's how they responded.
October 30, 2025
The proposal seeks to leverage municipal bonding to acquire the former Catholic school and its adjacent convent for recreational space, and then transfer the property to the school district for its eventual refurbishment into educational uses. Some members of both governing bodies are critical of the plan. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
October 2, 2025
A one-time policy solution offered by the New Jersey Department of Education allows communities that lost state aid to exceed the cap on their taxes without a public vote. In Haddon Township and Collingswood, which have already made cuts, it could take double-digit increases just to maintain current staffing and service levels.
April 8, 2025