I missed a protest on Monday night. I’d hoped to be at the Congressman Don Norcross (D) town hall (one of my students was receiving an award that night and invited me). I was unaware that local activists from NJ Communities United were staging a protest against the Urban Hope Act — a Norcross-sponsored bill … Continue reading Protesting the Democratic Party in a Trump World…
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There’s a growing consensus that suspending students is extremely problematic. The American Education Research Association sums up the research and critiques with two succinct tweets (h/t Keith Benson, who pointed me towards these): Researchers have found that being suspended or expelled tripled the risk of involvement with juvenile justice. #AERALectures— AERA (@AERA_EdResearch) April 12, 2017 … Continue reading Who Suspends the Highest Percentage of Camden Students? Freedom Prep…
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Honored to have Rann Miller return to share his latest (you can read his first post on data-driven approaches to hiring teachers of color here): When it comes to recruiting prospective teachers of color, some school administrators and human resource managers claim that there aren’t enough viable candidates available to hire. When that premise is debunked, … Continue reading Have You Considered an HBCU when Recruiting Prospective Black Male Teachers? by Rann Miller…
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“”If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America hasn’t even begun to pull out the knife.” — Malcolm X Let me be clear. … Continue reading Sharp to Stay Open, and Imagining a Better Camden…
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This guest post was submitted by Brian Everett, who also writes at his own blog the South Jersey Report. New Jersey’s methodology of funding schools is at the center of everyone’s attention. The Governor has taken up the charge of asking the legislature to produce a plan before his term ends. The Senate President has … Continue reading School Funding and the Brink of Class Warfare by Brian Everett…
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Lots of things I’m hoping to write about over the next few days (want to touch on the Cherry Hill school funding activism, the methadone clinic, some broader thoughts on the Camden County Democratic Party, and maybe, maaaaybe get to Camden High), but first some spin-offs from yesterdays discussion about the proposed closing of Sharp … Continue reading Is it wrong to pay parents to attend school board meetings?…
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