Last Saturday, I got the opportunity to sit in on an event hosted by gubernatorial candidate Jim Johnson here in the city. I was honestly quite shocked when I found the event through Facebook and realized this event was happening a few blocks away from my building at 601 Cooper Street. I was shocked … Continue reading Knowledge Without Passion: In Response to Jim Johnson by Jared Hunter…
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Talk to Camden residents about development and you hear common complaints. Can residents get jobs? Will gentrification push rents up? But one of the most interesting complaints is about the exclusion of space. Mayoral Candidate Ray Lamboy hit this theme hard in a recent NJTV forum. The clip starts at 1:10:00 (and yes, sorry that … Continue reading Mayor Candidate Ray Lamboy Leaves Freeholder Young Speechless…
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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 education reform where Black and Brown children are concerned, I always ask one simple question: are the best interests of Black and Brown students top priority? In … Continue reading Unsure About Running the Relay by Rann Miller…
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The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Allison Steele recently did a lovely feature the Camden School District’s innovative practices on school suspensions. Here’s two key graphs: Camden is one of a growing number of school districts nationwide that are experimenting with alternatives to suspensions, including training teachers in de-escalation techniques and, in one elementary school, a “calm room” … Continue reading Applauding the Camden School District on Suspensions, and Renaissance PR About “No Excuses”…
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I’ve written this before, but New Jersey had a chance to be the election that the national party was talking about. But it’s archaic ballot rules got in the way. This article on the governor race sums it up: The lack of enthusiasm among voters, even though New Jersey is only one of two states … Continue reading Camden’s Tilted Ballot…
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There’s been plenty to talk about locally, but there’s a governor’s race throughout the state that’s picking up steam in advance of the June 6th primary. This Saturday, he’s speaking at the Camden Conference Center at 6pm (flyer below): I’m sad I’ll be missing this one – but hope to have a guest post. There’s … Continue reading Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Johnson Comes to Camden: Saturday, 5/6/17…
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