The following is cross-posted from a new site called the Rutgers Report with permission from its author, Kevin Shelly. CAMDEN – Further delaying work, yet another contractor has pulled out of a massive demolition project repeatedly bungled by top members of the administration of Mayor Dana L. Redd. Frustrated by the Camden’s recurrent delays and the … Continue reading Guest Post: Further Setbacks Haunt Demolitions in Camden, by Kevin Shelly…
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So I’m going to admit, after yesterday’s school news, I needed something to lighten up my day. And this, showing up in my inbox from a local neighborhood activist, did the trick. It’s a March Madness bracket of cities with the most ridiculous amount of parking in their downtown cores. In the Elite Eight is … Continue reading March Madness and… Parking?…
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As a treat for my students in our last class before break, I hosted a panel of hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs from Camden. It was a pretty remarkable session, and a big shout-out to Joe White (@BigNoizeIncCMD) for organizing, and Rell Buc (@RellBuc) and Porta Rich (@PortaRich) for such an engaging panel. I have so … Continue reading What is Camden’s Hip-Hop Sound?…
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Here’s a release from the Education Law Center on Enrollment by Camden’s new Renaissance Schools. NEW CAMDEN CHARTERS: 1ST YEAR ENROLLMENTS RAISE RED FLAGS March 9, 2015 Mastery and Uncommon charter schools, which opened in Camden in September, failed to meet enrollment projections for their first year of operation by 15% and … Continue reading Education Law Center: Red Flags in Camden…
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I just wanted to share with you this press release on public meetings to discuss struggling schools. The Courier-Post picked up highlights and ran an article about this yesterday. More thoughts to come. PRESS RELEASESuperintendent Rouhanifard and Mayor Redd announce community meetings to discuss opportunities to better serve students in most-struggling schoolsConversations to explore how … Continue reading Press Release: Mayor and Superintendent to Host Discussions over Struggling Schools…
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No matter how skeptical I am walking into the building, the shark room in the Camden Aquarium always takes my breath away. It’s majestic. It gives any event a little gravity. Not that the Cooper’s Ferry Annual Meeting, featuring the mayor’s State of the City Address, needed more pomp and circumstance. It had every Camden dignitary, politician, … Continue reading The State of the City I Know and Love…
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