Keith Eric Benson, who holds a doctoral degree in the field of Education, is an educator in Camden Public Schools, president of the Camden Education Association, and the father of a child in the city’s public schools. Our thanks to…
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The fight for local control in Newark has been long and hard. You’d forgive public education advocates if they took a deep breath. But local control is not an end state, and its advocates know that the school board is…
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On Jeopardy last night … “In 2017 this N.J. city regained control over its schools and 55,000 students, taken over by the state in 1995.” This is only one of the reasons it was a fist-pumping, right-thinking decision to hold New Jersey’s…
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UPDATE & MAJOR POLICY CHANGE 5:45pm: Principal Dennis Perry has just rescinded his earlier threat to withhold senior prom, senior trip, or graduation from students who engaged in disruption. This letter was just published on Cherry Hill Schools’ Facebook page. UPDATE:…
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Bumped from late last night … Rosi I want to amplify something in today’s news, an opinion piece at the Ledger by guest writer Ronen Kauffman: I’m a N.J. school teacher: Arming us is a grotesque idea. Here’s a better option |…
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Two of my favorite education writers — Brother Rann and Jersey Jazzman — have been diving back into the research on “No Excuses” schools. Their pieces examine two critical issues in that research: whether “No Excuses” approaches should be embraced by traditional…
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Promoted by Rosi If you don’t know Nina Simone, you don’t have a pulse. Listen to the lyrics. Feel the passion. What an incredible talent, gone too soon. As I sat here this morning, reading my newspaper (yes, I do…
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I wanted to share an event by the #WeChoose coalition, led by Journey4Justice, that’s coming up this Thursday, 8pm. The event is for journalists and bloggers in advance of their week of action, and it’s an opportunity to hear about…
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promoted by Rosi According to pro-public education parent and community advocacy group, Save our Schools NJ (SOSNJ) , the Urban Hope Act will not be re-authorized and amended to allow for expansion of corporate charter chains in Camden. S3309, the NJ Senate bill…
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7 Jersey law changes that could affect you just came in with the new year. Drawing a bead on Murphy’s education policies. NJ’s cash-starved state budget expected to take big hit as estate tax goes by the board and sales tax inches…
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