Melanie Burney
Education Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Education reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer based in South Jersey, [email protected]
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3 days ago |
inquirer.com | Melanie Burney
Camden school district plans to lay off 117 employees July 1 to close a $91 million budget deficit, marking its most sweeping job cuts in recent years. The cuts run deep in the South Jersey school system and include teachers, custodians, security guards, counselors, nurses, and support personnel. Superintendent Katrina McCombs has said she had no choice but to impose the cuts to balance the budget for the 2025-2026 school year.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Melanie Burney
The Camden school district plans to conduct a national search for a new schools chief to replace outgoing Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs. The search is scheduled to begin in June and take months, the district said in an announcement. A new superintendent is expected to start in November. State Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer will select the new superintendent with approval from the state Board of Education. The Camden school advisory board has no say.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Melanie Burney
Washington Township school Superintendent Eric Hibbs has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging his suspension was in retaliation for raising questions about a district insurance contract. The lawsuit contends Hibbs was unlawfully placed on administrative leave by the school board in March following his objections to “conduct that he believed to be both unlawful and unethical” by the board in awarding a contract in 2021, before he was hired by the district.
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2 weeks ago |
centredaily.com | Melanie Burney
May 23-A Washington Township councilman has been accused of sending unsigned harassing letters to two school board members using the board president's return address, authorities said Friday. Board members Patricia Blome and Connie Baker and board president Julie Kozempel filed civilian criminal complaints against council member Richard Bennett alleging harassment, impersonation, falsification, and hindering apprehension.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Melanie Burney
A Washington Township councilman has been accused of sending unsigned harassing letters to two school board members using the board president’s return address, authorities said Friday. Board members Patricia Blume and Connie Baker and board President Julie Kozempel filed civilian criminal complaints against Councilmember Richard Bennett alleging harassment, impersonation, falsification, and hindering apprehension.
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Here’s an update on the cuts planned by the Camden school district to close a $91 million budget deficit. https://t.co/lsn8CJPKe9
