Facing Budget Crunch, South Orange-Maplewood Schools to Cut Pre-K Courtesy Busing

"For the past year, I have been warning of the 'fiscal cliff' that is coming to our district and many others in the state. Rising costs are far outpacing expected revenue, and our only path forward to deliver a balanced budget is with responsible adjustments to spending." — Supt. Jason Bing The post Facing Budget Crunch, South Orange-Maplewood Scho

By: The Village Green

Outlets: Village Green NJ

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 1,051

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Ahead of presenting the 2026-27 South Orange-Maplewood School District preliminary budget at a board meeting on March 24, Supt. Jason Bing sent a letter to families on Friday evening, March 20, previewing some potential cuts as the district seeks to close a $3M budget gap.

Primarily, Bing wrote that the district would be ending courtesy preschool busing for students who live between 1.25 and 2 miles (2 miles and over is mandated by state …

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