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Legal Challenges to the Camden School District Part I

Last week’s Camden School Board meeting featured a noticeable change in both tenor and strategy of activists that have opposed the Camden School District’s move toward “No Excuses” charter management organizations such as KIPP, Uncommon and Mastery. For more than 18 months, residents have been taking the school district at face value. When the district said it was … Continue reading Legal Challenges to the Camden School District Part I…

Posted by Stephen Danley in education, Local Knowledge.

Baltimore, Listening and Writing Again

Over the past few weeks I’ve been traveling, teaching, and largely listening. With everything going on in Baltimore right now, I’ve been trying to listen first, and particularly to let the airwaves be filled with scholars who have a deep connection to the issue at hand. Foremost among them is Te-Nehisi Coates, whose words have … Continue reading Baltimore, Listening and Writing Again…

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Camden’s Public School Parents Deserve Vote and Voice in School Closures

How many signatures would it take to stop a school closure?  How many parents coming to meetings would it take to stop a school closure?  How many parental votes would it take to stop a school closure? There are no answers to these questions because the Camden School District has steadfastly refused to be accountable in any … Continue reading Camden’s Public School Parents Deserve Vote and Voice in School Closures…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.

A Camden Supper Club

In the midst of so many contentious policy discussions, many of which I’m simply exhausted to be covering, I’ve been relaxing by going with friends to check out Camden restaurants. Oddly, last week Kevin Riordan came out to my “Camden Supper Club” and wrote us up in the paper. Trust me, I’m as surprised as anyone … Continue reading A Camden Supper Club…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.