Earlier this week, Paymon Rouhanifard, former Superintendent of Camden City Public Schools, hit back at “blue states” — those that are Democratically-controlled–that are ignoring the
Keith Benson, President of the Camden Education Association, has a petition on change.org demanding that NJEA “utilize its massive legal apparatus” to “challenge the legality”
With this year’s toxic presidential election, it was easy to forget that other important local races were in progress. Here’s one: In a race for
This is a guest post by David Osborne and Tressa Pankovits. Osbourne leads the K-12 education work of the Progressive Policy Institute. Pankovits is associate
This week Camden City welcomed a brand-new organization called the Camden Education Fund (CEF), a non-profit focused on talent, equity, engagement, and instructional quality with
This week the Star-Ledger featured an interview with Sue Altman, the head of NJ Working Families Alliance and much in the news for her performance
Keith Benson, newly-elected President of the Camden Education Association, must be terrified. Over the last five years Camden public schoolchildren increased their graduation rate by
This week Camden Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard announced that Charles Sumner Elementary School, which serves 210 K-6 students and employs 57 staff members, will close at
According to a new report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), Bridging the District-Charter Divide to Help More Students Succeed, common enrollment systems—districts and
“All Camden High alumni should be proud of what is taking place here. It’s for our children. It’s not about us.” That’s Camden County Sheriff