Collingswood School Bond Referendum Archives

Collingswood Borough to Acquire Good Shepherd School Under $15M Recreation Bond

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

Schools

Collingswood Voters Sink School Bond Question 2-to-1

It's the second consecutive bond referendum to fail in Collingswood in a decade. Superintendent of Schools Fredrick McDowell said the district faces ‘a divestment in public education.’

September 17, 2024

Opinion

To the Editor: Collingswood School Bond Referendum Could Address Racial Disparities in Student Achievement

Local organizers of the community group EMBRACING RACE – The Conversation argue that grade-level-aligned schools can help the district attack structural racism reflected in student achievement gaps.

June 12, 2024

Schools

Collingswood Schools Introduce $44.5M Bond Referendum for Planned September 2024 Vote

March 28, 2024

Collingswood Borough to Acquire Good Shepherd School Under $15M Recreation Bond

Collingswood Voters Sink School Bond Question 2-to-1

To the Editor: Collingswood School Bond Referendum Could Address Racial Disparities in Student Achievement

Collingswood Schools Introduce $44.5M Bond Referendum for Planned September 2024 Vote

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