Camden

QOD: Why is the NJ DOE Keeping Camden Kids from Safer Schools?

Angel Cordero, a Camden schoolchildrens’ advocate, reacts to the news that the NJ Department of Education is capping the number…

11 years ago

QOD: Camden survey says students feel neither safe nor educated

From a survey of Camden Public Schools’ community by the Bloustein Center for Survey Research at Rutgers University (courtesy of…

11 years ago

From the Department of Baby Steps

The [New Jersey] State Board heard an update on the intervention in the Camden school district. In the months since…

11 years ago

Is Camden’s New Superintendent too Young and Inexperienced?

That's the views of luminaries such as Diane Ravitch and Bob Braun. In my column today at WHYY's Newsworks I…

11 years ago

New Camden Superintendent: Paymon Rouhanifard

At a press conference today Gov. Christie announced his pick for the new superintendent of Camden Public Schools, Paymon Rouhanifard.…

11 years ago

Camden Gets (Another) Interim Superintendent

NJ Spotlight and the Philadelphia Inquirer report that the State Board of Education has appointed Peggy Nicolosi to be Interim…

11 years ago

Why Don’t Camden Kids Have Textbooks?

Here’s a letter from a Camden Public Schools student, Kashamire Roy:One of the problems is not having enough supplies. Sometimes…

12 years ago

Camden Public Schools Will Lay off 100 Educators: Move Towards Efficiency or a Sell-Out?

Last night the Camden Board of Education voted to not challenge NJ’s takeover of its district, (see coverage from NJ…

12 years ago

Two New Camden Board of Education Members

Camden Mayor Dana Redd, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, has “shaken up the Camden Board of Education” by appointing two…

12 years ago

NJ DOE Releases New School Performance Reports

At long last the New Jersey Department of Education has released its “NJ School Performance Reports,” which replace the old…

12 years ago