Renaissance Schools

As Goes Camden, So Goes India: Moving Beyond Our Self-Imposed Bounds

I've been taking a big-picture look at Camden (more on this next week) and one particular data point stood out.…

2 years ago

Camden Education Fund Celebrates Teacher Excellence With 2022 RISE Awards

Yesterday the Camden Education Fund announced the winners of the 2022 RISE Teaching Award, a citywide distinction honoring outstanding teachers…

2 years ago

O’NEILL: Camden Partners–Charter and District–Work Together To Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Paul O’Neill is the Co-founder and Senior Fellow at the Center for Learner Equity. He comes to this work as…

3 years ago

Parents Invincible Launches ‘Camden Homeschooling Cohort’

This is a press release from Parents Invincible Executive Director Shirley Irizarry. The non-profit helps Camden parents make the best…

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

Camden’s Accelerating Inclusion Institute Brings Together Special Education Leaders Across District, Charter, and Renaissance Schools

Last week the Center for Learner Equity launched the Accelerating Inclusion Institute, an 8-session series for Camden educators to develop…

3 years ago

Camden Education Fund Grants $1.23 Million to Camden Schools to Support Students with Disabilities in the COVID Era

Today the Camden Education Fund announced that it has awarded $1.23 million to public schools in Camden to build new,…

3 years ago

Camden Prep and Cory Booker: Perfect Together

https://twitter.com/CoryBooker/status/1438868424520785922 That's U.S. Senator Cory Booker tweeting about CBS's coverage of Camden Prep, a renaissance school in Camden operated by…

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

ANALYSIS: In Camden, Does Union Politics Threaten Student Success?

Here’s today’s tweet from Sue Altman, head of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance, as she continues her assault on…

3 years ago