This guest post is from Rutgers-Camden student Brian Gregg. Brian works in North Camden, and was at the Little League Baseball game when the New York Times also was present. He sent me this story about something that happened there that did not fit the narrative of the New York Times article and was left out of … Continue reading Student Voice: New York Times attended baseball game but missed the story…
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This guest post was authored by Stephen Paur, Jesuit Volunteer, Catholic Partnership Schools, ’13-’14. I have a series of stories coming in based off of yesterday’s post, No, Camden is not the un-Ferguson. I hope to share info from others over the next few days: I spent a year working in Camden’s Catholic schools and … Continue reading Community Voice: Camden has a Long Way to Go with New Police Force…
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It’s always good to see positive news about Camden, so I was tentatively excited to see Kate Zernike’s New York Times article “Camden Turns Around with a New Police Force.” What I saw made me nervous. The New York Times piece shared good news, but without appropriate context or history, and it was framed with … Continue reading No, Camden is not the “un-Ferguson”…
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Last week Phil Dunn wrote an article on the opening of Mastery Schools in Camden. One parent sent me this response, which she also posted at the Courier-Post. My thoughts on Phil Dunn article: Phil, When you say “NAYSAYERS” I think you should be more specific. Parents like me have done research and found the same … Continue reading Community Voice: A “Pissed Off” Parent Responds…
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I did not want to have this discussion over at the “pissed off parent” post, because I did not want to detract from the points being made on education, but I’m trying to find a way to both empower local voices here, and keep this a civil, intellectual space. I’d love to have your thoughts on how … Continue reading Why Post Angry Notes from Community Members…
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It’s the first day of classes for those of us here at Rutgers-Camden (and for many schools in the district), and we’re also happy to get the Local Knowledge Blog up and running again. We have some really interesting content coming over the next few days, including thoughts on both Ferguson, and the New York … Continue reading Back from Summer Break!…
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