And here we are. Every since the state takeover of education in Camden happened, I’ve had one mantra. You can’t open schools without closing others. Today’s news that 4 schools will be taken over by Renaissance schools, and an additional school will be closed, was expected by many following the Camden education scene. But it is … Continue reading Camden School District Announces Closure and Takeovers…
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We’ve had some university technical difficulties over spring break, but to my knowledge this site is now back up and running after a few days of difficulties. I’ll be resuming regular posts next week when I get back from my Spring Break trip. Share it!
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This heart-breaking comment was posted earlier today. From a commenter named “Debra.” While the Camden City School District has been focused on their charter school acquisition frenzy, students in the District are going without drinking water. Yes, drinking water. Problems that you usually would associate with places like Haiti and Liberia. This is occurring RIGHT NOW … Continue reading Community Voice: Camden Students Without Drinking Water…
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Here’s a release from the Education Law Center on Enrollment by Camden’s new Renaissance Schools. NEW CAMDEN CHARTERS: 1ST YEAR ENROLLMENTS RAISE RED FLAGS March 9, 2015 Mastery and Uncommon charter schools, which opened in Camden in September, failed to meet enrollment projections for their first year of operation by 15% and … Continue reading Education Law Center: Red Flags in Camden…
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I wanted to pull these comments, with permission, from Mahdi Ibn Ziyad who published them on Facebook in response to my post about the State of the City: Why not call for special and separate public school governing authorities for black community, Latino, Asian communities and the increasing new white demographic caused by gentrification of the … Continue reading Community Voice: Special and Separate Elections for Camden…
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I wanted to pull up this comment from last week’s post on the State of the City: Tom Knoche*: Good piece, Stephen. Not mentioned, however, is the role that Cooper’s Ferry Partnership plays in the Camden scene. It is the central body of powerful people in our region that works to set the development agenda. It is … Continue reading Community Voice: More on Cooper’s Ferry…
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