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Camden City School District
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'Whitening' Of Camden City Teaching Staff Blamed On Growth Of Charter Schools
As Camden shifts classroom instruction from public to more privately-operated charter and renaissance schools the city has had trouble maintaining diversity among its teaching staff, a new report found. The study by the New Jersey Policy Perspective, titled, "The 'Whitening' of Camden's Teachers," concluded that as charter school enrollments grow, Camden is employing fewer black teachers. “The state, which controls the schools in Camden, has plowed ahead with charter school expansion — but hasn’t always stopped to think about the consequences,” said Mark Weber, the report's author. “I…
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NJ District Closes Aging Schools, 150 Employees Face Layoffs
Four of Camden’s oldest school buildings will close permanently at the end of the school year as part of the district’s reorganization plan, officials said. City of Camden officials have said they can no longer afford to teach less than 6,350 students at 19 different schools, in a district that used to educate nearly double that. Cramer School, Harry C. Sharp Elementary School, Wiggins School, and the Yorkship Family School will be closed for good in June. The shutdown plan will also result in staff layoffs, and as many as 150 jobs could be affected, according to The Philadelph…