“The vast majority of opt-outs are taking place in non-urban, non-disadvantaged districts,” agrees [NJEA Spokesman Steve] Wollmer, “because parents tend to be better informed in
Today Camden Public Schools announced one school closure and collaborative agreements with three of the country’s best charter operators. J.G. Whittier School will close this
According to a district press release, Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard, Mayor Dana Redd, City Council President Frank Moran, along with children and parents in district and
The new report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) is out from Stanford University and the results show that students who attend charter
One of the criticisms of charter schools is that they come into a neighborhood and supplant the traditional school, without serving as a ballast of
From the district press release: March 18, 2015 — Office of the Superintendent, Camden, NJ – At noon today Superintendent Rouhanifard will join Mayor Redd
Much of the analysis of the public education system in Newark feels unreliable; everyone, it seems, has an agenda. “New Jersey and local school officials
On Tuesday night in Camden, a standing room-only crowd of parents, grandparents, students and alumni of Camden Public Schools met with Mayor Dana Redd and
From the press release: February 2, 2015 – Camden, NJ – The Camden Education Association, which represents approximately 1,500 teachers and school support employees, reached
(Note: a modified version of this post appears at WHYY Newsworks.) On Tuesday evening, just before the start of the Camden City Public Schools board