“How can we make this the first of many?” Sahli Negassi questioned.
The cash-strapped school district will get a significant bump in state aid – which got a round of applause from Sen. Britnee Timberlake.
Some school districts will see more state aid, others will lose funding. Here are the 2025-2026 numbers for West Orange.
"It was a wonderful experience for students to experience caring and the life cycle of animals. It not only fosters empathy, it brings joy."
There aren’t many opportunities in life to be “perfect.” Sahli Negassi of New Jersey has seized his.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory and a hazardous weather outlook for the West Orange area.
The West Orange Public School District has opened up lottery applications for a new year of no-cost preschool. Here’s what to know.
VIDEO: West Orange students are “meeting or exceeding expectations” in several categories, but lagging behind the state average in others.
West Orange was the only school district in Essex County to get its foot in the door for the latest round of funding.
The message is just as important now as it was on Nov. 14, 1960.
Marching Band Director Lew Kelly said the students “wowed” the audience and judges with their performance’s intricacies and showmanship.
A temporary lockdown took place at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange on Wednesday morning.
Knowledge of the Heimlich maneuver and quick action from staff members saved the lives of two students in West Orange.
The layoffs were announced Wednesday. The next day, the district was put on a half-day schedule due to "unforeseen circumstances."
School administrators plan to give an update about “ongoing financial challenges” in the district.
Candidates for the West Orange Board of Education took turns answering questions about their plans if elected. Watch the video here.
There are four candidates competing for two open seats on the West Orange Board of Education in 2024.
The high school currently offers 23 AP courses in languages, mathematics, English-Language Arts, the sciences – and even music.
A social media post sparked concerns in the East Orange Public School District, but it has been deemed “not credible,” authorities said.
The prestigious program has a 6.875 percent acceptance rate.
West Orange High School seniors Nina Davis and Abby Rothstein are representing their fellow students as liaisons to the board of education.
It’s the "beginning of a new chapter in the education" for hundreds of students at the school, New Jersey SDA officials said.
A new academic year started with two speed bumps in West Orange: busing issues and new lunch block procedures at the high school.
More than 7,000 students recently returned for the first day of a new school year in West Orange.
Patch and T-Mobile are spotlighting some outstanding educators in New Jersey. Here's one from West Orange that deserves applause.
A “Clear the List” campaign is returning in West Orange this year. Thank a local teacher – by helping them with some needed school supplies.
NJDOE: A school in the Orange Public School District showed “exceptional growth in student performance” after the COVID pandemic.
Back-to-school planning has already begun in West Orange. Here are some key dates to keep in mind this year.
A “back to school” resource fair in East Orange will include free giveaways, haircuts, food trucks, entertainment and more, organizers say.
Patch and T-Mobile are spotlighting some outstanding educators in New Jersey. Here's one from the Oranges that deserves applause.
Here’s who filed petitions to run for the board of education in West Orange this November.
An ex-assistant dean and two other employees at a graduate school in Essex County pleaded guilty. Here's how they did it, prosecutors said.
Preparations for the upcoming school year continued at the West Orange Board of Education’s latest meeting.
High school students were bused to the elementary schools they attended to be cheered on as they walked through the halls one last time.