Community Voice

Community Voice: Charter School Closed Based on One Year of Test Scores

This is a guest post from Randy Ribay who describes himself as “a Camden resident who teaches in Philly and serves as the Vice President on the Board of Trustees for City Invincible Charter School.” The story broke yesterday that City Invincible Charter School will be closed: I’m on the Board of Trustees for City … Continue reading Community Voice: Charter School Closed Based on One Year of Test Scores…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice, education, Guest Post.

Community Voice: A Story from the Night Garden

Guest post from local Camden resident and Retreat Coordinator of the Center for Environmental Transformation, Michael Zier. Photograph by April Saul. See more of her work on her Facebook page, Camden, NJ: A Spirit Invincible. Excluding shorthand texts from a T9 phone and a never-ending stream of work emails, I don’t write much anymore.  I … Continue reading Community Voice: A Story from the Night Garden…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Community Voice, Guest Post, Local Knowledge.

Guest Post: Save Our Schools NJ

The following is bumped from the comments section. Thanks for contributing! It doesn’t get much more cynical and dishonest than this! Days after the Christie Administration’s Camden superintendent lamented that he was forced to lay off hundreds of teachers due to budget shortfalls, he approved two new Renaissance charter schools, to open in Camden next … Continue reading Guest Post: Save Our Schools NJ…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice.

Camden Chatter: Metro Police – Menace or Asset?

“Camden Chatter” is a series of blog posts by Rutgers-Camden Ph.D. Candidate Christopher Wheeler on the “chatter” on social media about Camden. Here are his thoughts on the past week’s top stories:  (Editor’s Note: Chris mentioned that much of the discussion was in response to this video of an ugly encounter for more on that, see … Continue reading Camden Chatter: Metro Police – Menace or Asset?…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Camden Chatter, Community Voice, Local Knowledge.

Community Voice: Streets, lights, and the lack of gentrification

The following is a guest post from Joseph Russell (@thegreengrass):  There’s been a lot of talk about gentrification lately. NPR ran a piece in January about its benefits to neighborhood residents. Solomon Jones published an article on AxisPhilly about its alienation of longtime residents in suddenly hot neighborhoods. Whatever your thoughts about it are, it’s a … Continue reading Community Voice: Streets, lights, and the lack of gentrification…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice.