Who is Kwame Morton, Cherry Hill’s new schools chief?

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A longtime administrator in the Cherry Hill school system, Kwame Morton rose through the ranks from principal to superintendent. What's his vision for the district?

The father of 10 has his priorities set for the district, including his push for universal preschool.Coney Island as the child of an educator, Kwame Morton unknowingly began laying the foundation for what would become his passion in life: working with children.

Cherry Hill voters approved a $363 million school bond referendum, N.J.’s largest in at least a decade Cherry Hill avoided a fiscal crisis when the state restored most of the funding, resolving the issue — for now. Residents have expressed concern about their tax burden in the community of about 70,000, and there has been pushback against a plan that Morton supports to expand free, full-day preschool. Opponents say the preschool funding should be earmarked for other academic programs.

of the first community members where we lived… who had worked within the schools and opened up a door for other community members, including me, to become teachers.When I left New York City in 2005-2006, my wife and I did so because we were seeking a beautiful place to raise our kids. It was a very difficult and emotional decision to leave. We had seven children at that time. Attempting to raise a large family in New York was difficult.

 

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