I managed to make it to most of the Cooper’s Ferry Annual Meeting last night. A special thanks to them for reaching out and encouraging me to take some video for the blog. Some commentary, and probably a twitter wrap to come, but I spent most of tonight wrestling with video. More video to come, … Continue reading Camden’s State of the City…
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Transparency Update
Yesterday I promised to update everyone as the School District posted more announcements. Let’s give credit where credit is due. The announcement about the town hall meetings is up. Here are the dates: The following meetings will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. A light dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m.– Wednesday, February 19 – H.B. … Continue reading Transparency Update…
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Camden’s “New Transparency” Looks Like the Old Transparency
Last week, Mastery Charter School was on Rutgers-Camden campus interviewing candidates for teaching positions in Camden. This is mostly of interest because the Camden School District still hasn’t announced which public schools are being taken over by charters, it’s only announced the list of approved charters. Now, I don’t blame Mastery, they need to prepare … Continue reading Camden’s “New Transparency” Looks Like the Old Transparency…
Camden Chatter: What’s a Dangerous City without Suburbs?
“Camden Chatter” is a series of blog posts by Rutgers-Camden Ph.D. Candidate Christopher Wheeler on the “chatter” on social media about Camden. Here are his thoughts on the past week’s top stories: Share it!
The Legend of Dajuan Wagner
Philly News reporter Jason Nark passed along this article on Camden High hoops legend Dajuan Wagner. It’s from a few years ago, but I loved it and wanted to share it, in part because it’s rich in lore. That’s such a critical part of a community’s history: He had already been a local star for years … Continue reading The Legend of Dajuan Wagner…