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QOD: NJEA Spokesman on Why N.J. PARCC Opt-outs Skew White and Privileged

"The vast majority of opt-outs are taking place in non-urban, non-disadvantaged districts,” agrees [NJEA Spokesman Steve] Wollmer, “because parents tend…

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Great News for Camden Students

Today Camden Public Schools announced one school closure and collaborative agreements with three of the country's best charter operators. J.G.…

10 years ago

Camden Public Schools To Make a “Major Announcement” on School Improvements Today

According to a district press release, Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard, Mayor Dana Redd, City Council President Frank Moran, along with children…

10 years ago

Newark Charter School Students Show “Dramatic” Learning Gains, says CREDO

The new  report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) is out from Stanford University and the results show…

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Lessons from the Field: How Charter Schools Can Become Neighborhood Schools

One of the criticisms of charter schools is that they come into a neighborhood and supplant the traditional school, without…

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Camden Announces Partnership to Help Parents Become “Champions” of Education

From the district press release:March 18, 2015 — Office of the Superintendent, Camden, NJ – At noon today Superintendent Rouhanifard…

10 years ago

Finally, Some Unbiased Educational Statistics on Newark Public Schools

Much of the analysis of the public education system in Newark feels unreliable;  everyone, it seems, has an agenda. “New…

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In Camden, Community Members Engage in “Honest Talk” about “Hard Choices”

On Tuesday night in Camden, a standing room-only crowd of parents, grandparents, students and alumni of Camden Public Schools met…

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Camden Education Association and Camden City Schools Reach Accord on Contract

From the press release:February 2, 2015 – Camden, NJ – The Camden Education Association, which represents approximately 1,500 teachers and…

10 years ago

Parent Empowerment Drives Camden Education Reform

(Note: a modified version of this post appears at WHYY Newsworks.)On Tuesday evening, just before the start of the Camden…

10 years ago