It’s great to be back for the fall! If you haven’t checked out Steve’s Friday night roundup, I highly recommend that you read it; I’m so excited about the new set up that we’re implementing for the Local Knowledge Blog and hopefully you’ll like it too – feel free to reach out with feedback! So … Continue reading Capital Investments and Citizenship by Jared Hunter…
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Reading Ta-Nehisi Coates challenges me. He is among the writers that have pushed me furthest out of my comfort zone, and among the writers that have helped me make the most sense of what I see in my studies here in Camden. All of that said, go read his article feature The First White President. It’s … Continue reading Camden Roundup: from Coates to Costco, Camden High to Holtec…
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A big thanks to Rann Miller for continuing to highlight this issue. I’ve argued the need for school districts to hire more Black teachers; specifically Black male teachers.[1] My argument isn’t limited to only adding more Black male teachers – but Black and Latino teachers of both as well. My call isn’t limited to where … Continue reading Camden City Charter Schools Must Recruit More Black and Latino Teachers – and Retain Them by Rann Miller…
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I’m wondering why exactly I am still so surprised by the outcome of last night’s election – I focused mainly on gubernatorial and mayoral races this primary, but was also interested in certain legislative district elections as well (again, surprisingly not surprised). Here’s a link to look at the all of the final votes and … Continue reading Reaction to the Primary Election by Jared Hunter…
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I just got back from voting — hopefully you’ll get the chance to as well. I wanted to put up this thread so that readers have a chance to share thoughts (or irregularities) as election day carries on. I’ll update the post if there is anything newsworthy (and expect to do a round-up of the … Continue reading Election Day Open Thread…
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A lot of folks have been asking about recent Rutgers-Camden graduate and City Council Candidate Kadeem Pratt. He recently filled out our policy survey. Below is the unedited policy survey (except we have removed the unanswered questions — full survey is here): Background Questions 3) Why are you running? Outside the fact that I … Continue reading City Council Candidate Kadeem Pratt’s Policy Survey…
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