Camden Board of Education

Camden Education Fund Leads Collaborative Celebration of Student Success

Last week the Camden Education Fund collaborated with Camden City, the traditional school district, and charter and renaissance schools to…

3 years ago

Camden Parents: We Need Schools to Focus on Transportation and Academic Achievement

Shirley Irizarry is Executive Director of Parents Invincible in Camden, which supports all high-quality schools, regardless of governance; members also…

3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Sue Altman and Keith Benson Boil With Rage at Camden Parents

Yesterday the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article about the beautiful new $133 million Camden High School building, which will house…

3 years ago

Camden Prep Parent of Special Needs Student Thankful for Planning Board Approval of High School

LaKeisha Scott is a Camden resident and mother of  "miracle baby" Ja'leel, a student with multiple disabilities. The Camden Planning…

3 years ago

Camden’s Newest Non-Profit Quizzes Schools on Learning Loss Plans

On Monday Parents Invincible, a new non-profit headed by longtime Camden activist Shirley Irizarry, sent a questionnaire to all Camden…

3 years ago

Camden Teachers Union Signs New Contract While Leader Questions District’s ‘Long-Term Survival’

After three years of stalled negotiations, Camden Public Schools and the Camden Education Association have agreed on a five-year contract…

3 years ago

Camden Schools Reopen But Jersey City Schools Will Stay Closed Until September: Why?

Yesterday in Camden, district kindergarten-2nd grade students were welcomed back to in-person classes with "clean versions of hit pop songs,…

4 years ago

New Grant Lets Camden School Board Livestream Its Meetings in Spanish

On March 23d at 5:30, Janet Pablo, a Camden mother of three, turned on a Facebook app on her phone…

4 years ago

Camden Teachers Union President Erupts Over Ed Dept-Approved School Closures

A new petition on change.org is demanding the resignation of Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs. (Oddly, it doesn’t use her name…

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