I received a media advisory for the Cooper’s Ferry Annual Meeting, where the mayor gives the State of the City Address, which I wanted to pass along to folks (included below). A couple of other short clarifications about this meeting: While not listed in the information below, the Cooper’s Ferry Annual Meeting is a fundraiser … Continue reading Cooper’s Ferry Annual Meeting…
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The news finally broke that Mastery is adding a new school in Cramer Hill. Allison Steele does a nice job of laying out multiple sides of the issue, quoting parents happy with the charter school product, and quoting me on the issue of future school closures and democratic rights. But the article also includes a … Continue reading Choice: Submission and New Facilities or Neighborhood Schools and Old Facilities…
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The following call for participation is from frequent contributor, Camden High teacher, and Rutgers doctoral candidate Keith Benson: “Do You Live in Camden, or Plan on becoming a Permanent Resident of Camden in the Near Future?” If so, would you like to participate in a preliminary study concerning your point of view on … Continue reading Call for Participants for Keith Benson Prelim Study on Camden, Schools and Gentrification…
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This guest post was submitted by Karl Walko, the president of CWA Local 1014: On February 10, at the behest of the City administration, Camden City Council took the first step towards privatization of 911/police dispatch services for the City and its residents. At its monthly meeting, Council authorized a request for proposals (RFP) from … Continue reading Guest Post: Privatization of City of Camden Dispatch Services Should Not Be an Option…
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Ugh. “If you feel so strongly that Camden has been wronged why don’t you plan you next vacation visiting the great safe city. Does not matter what the ranking is it is still a very dangerous place that you should avoid at all costs.” Comment sections are often the lowest form of public discourse (one … Continue reading Camden Bashing, and the Twitter Warriors who Respond…
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My lecture tomorrow in class will focus on Ivan Illich’s speech To Hell with Good Intentions. It’s a particularly frustrating talk, and class to teach, as it focuses on the challenges of even communicating when trying to “help.” I’ll let Illich take it from there: In fact, you cannot even meet the majority which you pretend to … Continue reading The Challenge Before Us and “to Hell with Good Intentions”…
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