Category: In the News…

Aug 06

I live and work in Camden, the New Jersey city that disbanded and rebuilt its police force. We’ve been upheld as a model for cities like Minneapolis, but there’s a lot more to the story.

The evening of June 7, I received a direct tweet from Michael Leo Owens, professor of political science at Emory University, that read, “So many [eyes] gonna be looking to Camden for predictions re Minneapolis.” I didn’t believe it. I was slightly amused that Camden would ever be suggested as an exemplar Continue Reading…

Aug 06

Pa. coronavirus numbers double what they were last month; back-to-school worries intensify

by Anthony R. Wood, Melanie Burney and Oona Goodin-Smith, Updated: July 22, 2020 Access article at https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-pennsylvania-cases-camden-schools-new-jersey-quarantine-trump-20200721.html

Aug 06

Camden to reopen schools with in-classroom and remote learning

by Melanie Burney, 7/28/2020 Access article at https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey-camden-schools-reopening-plan-coronavirus-pandemic-20200728.html

Mar 29

It’s been a long time coming, but change is gonna come in Camden’s schools | Opinion

… Originally run here on 1/21/2020 In 2014, Pete Denton of Excellent Education for Everyone, a New Jersey policy group, said, “Perhaps, most people in this room realize that an awful lot of people in the state don’t realize that we’re actually on track to shut down the traditional Camden public Continue Reading…

Mar 28

‘Virtual’ Camden Council Passes Eminent Domain for Cramer Hill Housing

“That said, I do think it feels like a chance to rebuild student capacity and represents an overall good for our schools.”

Mar 28

Interview With Keith Benson, Camden Education Association President by Melissa Tomlinson (2017)

Interview With Keith Benson, Camden Education Association President by Melissa Tomlinson (2017)

Feb 27

The Guardian

“Schoolchildren across the US are plagued by air pollution that’s linked to multiple brain-related problems, with black, Hispanic and low-income students most likely to be exposed to a fug of harmful toxins at school, scientists and educators have warned.”