Camden

Public, Schmublic: Camden’s State Takeover and NJ’s Abbott Preschool Program

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at the state takeover of Camden Public Schools  in the context of NJ's…

12 years ago

Camden School Choice Advocates and Detractors

At last night’s NJ Spotlight Roundtable entitled “Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey, Camden School…

12 years ago

Why Did NJ Take Over Camden’s Public Schools?

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks is titled "Christie Doesn't Trust Camden to Pick New Superintendent":Why did the State take…

12 years ago

Newark Parent Group v. Camden Parent Group

One more thought on the Newark civil rights complaint (see below): the parent group in Newark argues that the NJ…

12 years ago

KIPP’s Camden Application and Special Education

My piece today at WHYY Newsworks examines KIPP's application to the Camden School Board to open several charter schools under…

12 years ago

Paging Applicants for Trenton Charter Schools

The Star-Ledger Editorial Board has a sharply-edged rebuke to the Christie Administration’s failure to rebuild crumbling schools in cities like…

12 years ago

NJ State Board of Ed Flummoxed by Camden’s 49% Graduation Rate

At last week’s meeting of the NJ State Board of Education, reports the Courier-Post, much attention was focused on the…

12 years ago

How Do New Jerseyans Feel About Charter Schools?

The Star-Ledger has up a poll that asks readers, "Are N.J. charter schools better than public schools?" The poll is…

12 years ago

Quote of the Day

Woo hoo! The Camden City Board of Education (finally) approved the formation of a charter school campus under the aegis…

12 years ago

Teacher Absenteeism a “Leading Indicator of Student Achievement”

On any given school day, up to 40 percent of teachers in New Jersey’s Camden City Public Schools are absent…

12 years ago