Urban Educator Fighting for Public Education for our Communities and Finding My Voice in the Process
Check out some articles Dr. Benson has worked on…some works included here are published pieces, others are drafts
From my perspective, the ouroboros is a metaphorical rendering of American racism and those policies that perpetuate and reinforce it in their coupled exploitation of the nonwhite and the underclass.
“By working with Norcross – by dealing with him – Christie could infuse his term as governor with near limitless potential.” Similarly, few could argue that as a result of their shared alliance, Norcross emerged even more powerful than he was prior to Christie’s election.
ABSTRACT: While the geographic focus of this article is Camden, the needs of urban communities and the marginalization of its residents are universal. The concerns of Camden residents, safe streets, quality housing, and education, and access to decent employment, are nearly identical to those of Harlem, Liberty City, East St. Continue Reading…
Purchase Education Reform and Gentrification in Age of #CamdenRising at: https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/63421
When I think about the recent successes of the demonstrations in West Virginia (twice), Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Colorado, North Carolina, and more recently Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago and Oakland, I feel both a sense of encouragement and caution.
In promoting “college and career readiness”, certain assumptions are taken for granted: that schools are sites of egalitarian meritocracy and not spaces of social reproduction, that tomorrow’s job market desires more individuals with formal education, and that the market will a viable one for qualified and willing workers.
