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Programs, teachers could be cut

10. March 2010 at 1:02 pm

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun Residents, Moorestown Board of Education members and district administrators gathered last week at Roberts Elementary School to discuss the 2010-11 tentative school district budget at the first of four community budget meetings. The board presented a…

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Snow days to shake up schedule

10. March 2010 at 1:01 pm

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AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun A snowy winter has brought more snow days than usual for the Moorestown Township Public School District, which means officials need to figure out how and when students, teachers and staff will make those days…

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District accidentally omitted from rankings

17. September 2009 at 1:48 pm

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun This September’s front cover of Philadelphia Magazine entices readers to glimpse into the life of Cole and Heidi Hamels, find out about fall getaways and check out the city’s new Oyster House. The main focus,…

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Administrator’s answers about upcoming school year

2. September 2009 at 3:42 pm

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun As children and parents are running around to make sure they have all their back-to-school fashion and school supply needs in check, school district administrators, teachers and staff have long been preparing for a successful…

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When the kids move out, depression sinks in

26. August 2009 at 4:05 pm

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun For a parent, watching your youngest child go away to college, seeing him move out on his own – can be difficult to endure. Empty nest syndrome is the depression some parents or caregivers face…

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Soon, school supplies will be in high demand

20. August 2009 at 9:17 am

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun Like it or not, homework time is right around the corner. Pretty soon, life for the average Moorestown student will once again be about teachers, tests, textbooks and school projects. But as painful as it…

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For up-to-date school info, head to district’s Web site

12. August 2009 at 4:33 pm

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun In this day and age, we need information and we need it now. This is especially true when it comes to kids and especially when it comes to their education. Lucky for Moorestown residents, information about…

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District gets grant

12. August 2009 at 4:31 pm

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun Moorestown Township Public Schools was one of four districts in the state to receive federal funds to improve the quality of history education. Under the U.S. Department of Education’s Teaching American History grant, Moorestown will receive…

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Council cuts half a million

28. May 2009 at 4:32 pm

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun Council members decided last week that $545,000 should be cut, somewhere, from the 2009-10 defeated school budget. Council passed a resolution recommending the amount to be cut from the $68 million budget as well as the…

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Council: School budget to be cut

5. May 2009 at 9:37 am

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By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Moorestown Sun Council held its first meeting to discuss the defeated 2009-10 school budget on Monday in an auditorium filled to capacity with teachers, administrators, parents and students. Several teachers asked Council to consider leaving the budget as…

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