Camden

Meet Chika OgbuokIrI, Seventh Grade Poet at Camden’s KIPP Lanning Square Middle School!

Chika OgbuokIrI is a seventh grader at KIPP Lanning Square Middle School in Camden. Yet another Poet Laureate in the…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Camden’s Charters Are Dramatically More Cost-Effective Than District Schools

Do you cringe when an economist or policy wonk quantifies the value of a single child’s education? I do. How…

4 years ago

Camden Union President Flouts DOE Commissioner’s Request for Respect

Recently I published a piece about Camden Union President Keith Benson’s and Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs’ meeting with New Jersey…

4 years ago

Here’s What Mark Weber Gets Wrong About Camden Charter Schools’ Impact on Teacher Diversity

Mark Weber may have anticipated feeling a trifle abashed after this week's publication of  a data-driven apolitical analysis he wrote…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Does Camden’s Teachers Union President Have the NJ Education Department in His Back Pocket?

This is part of an email Camden Education Association President Keith Benson sent late last week to his members (or…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Will NJ’s New Ed Commissioner Plant Her Flag With Camden Families or Union Lobbyists?

Over the last two years I’ve documented the power New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) wields over the Murphy Administration and…

4 years ago

As Enrollment Nosedives, Camden City Schools District Proposes A Plan to Improve Learning Environments and Close a $40 Million Annual Deficit

Camden City Public Schools has proposed a plan designed by Superintendent Katrina McCombs and the school board that will close…

4 years ago

Opinion: In Camden, Better Services for Our Children Matter More Than School Closures

Shirley Irizarry is the Executive Director of Parents for Great Camden Schools. This was first published on TapintoCamden. In my…

4 years ago

OPINION: Superintendent Deserves Support for Necessary School Closures

This is an op-ed by Janellen Duffy, a senior adviser to JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now. She…

4 years ago

Fact-Checking a Skewed Take on Camden School Closures

WHYY  has a “news” story on pending closures of traditional schools in Camden City due to declining enrollment. Certainly it’s…

4 years ago