Community Event: 1pm, Rally in Solidarity with Ferguson

Press release provided by Joshua Henne of White Horse Strategies. I wanted to pass this along. I’ll be there. More info to come. (Camden, NJ)  Thursday, August 28th – the Camden community, along with The Communications Workers of America (CWA), students, people of faith and other union members and community leaders are holding a rally in solidarity … Continue reading Community Event: 1pm, Rally in Solidarity with Ferguson

Summer Break at the LK Blog

With just two weeks left before the start of classes, I’m going to take a little break from blogging. I’m really excited about the fall content coming up, and hope you’ll return to read after Labor Day.Share it!

Radio Recap: Radio Times Meets the Education Twitterverse

It was an honor to appear on WHYY’s Radio Times yesterday for their segment on “The State of Camden Schools.” I was particularly pleased to have them bring Camden parent Carmen Crespo on the show along with the Education Law Center’s David Sciarro. For those who want more on the backstory, here it is. But … Continue reading Radio Recap: Radio Times Meets the Education Twitterverse

10 am Radio Spot on WHYY: The State of Camden Schools Part II

UPDATE: Here’s audio for the show. There was some great questions and comments on twitter as well, I’ll try to do a recap for that tomorrow:  Radio Times on WHYY is running an hour long show today (August 12th) from 10am-11am Called “The State of Public Schools in Camden Part II.” Here’s the blurb from the Radio … Continue reading 10 am Radio Spot on WHYY: The State of Camden Schools Part II

Guest Post: Where Will All the Boys Go?

This post was submitted by my Rutgers colleague, Dr. Julia Sass Rubin.  Imagine turning your public schools over to a private corporation that is unaccountable to your community; has no experience educating children like those attending your public schools; and forces most of the boys to leave before graduation?  That is exactly what the Christie … Continue reading Guest Post: Where Will All the Boys Go?