The U.S. Department of Education awarded the Promise Neighborhoods Implementation Grant to the Center for Family Services. The nonprofit group will dole out the money ...
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Camden wins the "promise neighborhood" competition. And a federal windfall to provide kids with the tools they need to achieve. Obama's banned deep water oil ...
A community plagued by guns and drugs presents its own proposal to take back the streets. Can neighbors fix what officials can't? Can revitalizing Camden's ...
In the three years since the state took control of the failing Camden school district, graduation rates have risen from less than half to 70 ...
Longstanding legislation in New Jersey stipulates school districts must provide busing for all K-8 students living more than two miles from school and high school ...
Donald Trump takes the hard line on immigration. How does it play with the immigrant community? What to do about all those trucks using the ...
A policy change on who can donate blood. After three decades of advances in HIV testing and treatment gay men can once again be donors. ...
Paymon Rouhanifard said Camden schools are moving to one application with one deadline for students and parents wishing to change schools. He says it's a ...
Camden Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard discusses the recent release of PARCC results and how change has been slow and steady since his appointment.
Call it the Christmas rush, lawmakers vote on funding public employee pensions and the Transportation Trust Fund, hiking the gas tax and allowing casinos in ...
Governor Christie's back in the state. He's still in the presidential race, and still committed to criminal justice reform that opts for treatment over incarceration. ...
A group of organizers met outside a conference in downtown Camden, in hopes of Confronting Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard. Organizers say they want full local control ...
A split vote puts Chris Cerf at the helm of Newark schools. But, one state Board of Ed member calls it a "major mistake" and ...
In a 6-4 decision, members of the New Jersey State Board of Education approved the nomination of Chris Cerf to lead Newark's public schools.
Educating our kids. The consequences of "opting out". And placing blame for the pension shortfall.
The NJEA is challenging the Camden School District's decision to turn five of the city's lowest performing schools into charter schools.
A bold move to save Camden schools. An office pool ballooned into big time betting gets busted. Money to rebuild the Long Branch boardwalk. But ...
Camden Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard is trying to get community buy-in for his plan to turn over operation of five city schools to private non-profits.
The state budget? Paterson people sound off. The state of Newark? Broke and begging for help. Enlisting parents to help Camden schools. A huge advance ...
Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard unveiled a site at the Kroc Center that he hopes will be a hub for the community outside of schools.