One of the blessings of being a professor is having the chance to see such talented, amazing young people find their feet. At Rutgers-Camden, we’ve seen a thriving group of student-activists emerge over the past few years, tied to the wider Black Lives Matter movement, but also focused on issues here on campus. I met many … Continue reading Rooted In: A New Rutgers-Camden Podcast…
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Have You Considered an HBCU when Recruiting Prospective Black Male Teachers? by Rann Miller
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…
Shopping at Cousins, “Food Deserts”, and Reflections
When I started this blog, I thought there would be a fair bit more story telling and reflecting on joining a new community, as well as reflection and guest posts by those already here. Over the past few years, so much has happened that I’ve fallen into a different niche, often filling in the gaps … Continue reading Shopping at Cousins, “Food Deserts”, and Reflections…
Sharp to Stay Open, and Imagining a Better Camden
“”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…
You Criticize Camden, but are your Suburbs Sustainable? by Joseph Russell
Yesterday, Brian Everett weighed in on some activism in Cherry Hill which accuses Camden of corruption. Joseph Russell responded in the comments, and I wanted to share that with everyone here: It’s utterly insane to me that a lot of suburbanites would never step foot in Camden, but they think they can perfectly evaluate funding … Continue reading You Criticize Camden, but are your Suburbs Sustainable? by Joseph Russell…
School Funding and the Brink of Class Warfare by Brian Everett
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…