Tag: Camden

May 10

Camden’s Public Schools’ Own Tuskegee Experiment

So what does the Tuskegee Experiment have to do with the Camden City School District in 2025?…

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Apr 10

The Words I Needed to Hear

..this is a legacy we’ll have to fight for and a legacy worth fighting for… and it is confoundingly frustrating that some of our “own people” are part of those who are trying to dismantle it.

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Feb 08

What the Fight For Camden(NJ) Schools Truly is…(a Struggle for Our Survival)

The current fight for our public schools is much larger than a siloed education issue, and more complex than the simplistic framing its received in the media thus far.

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Sep 26

Our (Camden) Kids Gon’ Be Alright!

…Remembering Hope in reflecting on my child’s and Camden Students’ educational journey

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Aug 02

When “leaders” don’t truly listen, difficult times only get worse; and my very New Jersey-centric suggestion for (not) “reopening” schools this Fall

DISCLAIMER: In no way am I suggesting that online, remote learning should ever subsitute in-person learning under normal societal conditions. Further, I am aware of what I am suggesting here for safety reasons, may leave parents who must return to work in a bind, and no small one at that. Continue Reading…

Apr 30

Urban Educators: Don’t be Afraid to Live Where You Teach – There’s Lots to Love about Living Near Your Students

…on living in Camden as a city educator In the midst of the COVID19 quarantine that is proving to be enormously trying for tens of millions of Americans, I want to wish everyone tidings of safety, peace, and love during these difficult times. And while much has been written about Continue Reading…

Apr 27

Where we in Camden (urban) public schools dropped the ball…and how we can bounce back (reprise)

Though counterintuitive, making academic gains, to city parents, is not synonymous with making a school, “better”. Parent choice by urban parents is more complex than “school quality”.

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.”