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Friday, January 31, 2014

Mother Crusader: Guest Blog: Camden Activist Mo'Neke Ragsdale - A New World Order Of Discrimination

Mother Crusader: Guest Blog: Camden Activist Mo'Neke Ragsdale - A New World Order Of Discrimination:



Guest Blog: Camden Activist Mo'Neke Ragsdale - A New World Order Of Discrimination



Predatory education reform has reached a crescendo in New Jersey's largest cities. Newark public schools are being closed, sold and privatized.
“In late December, 2013, just days before the start of winter vacation, the Christie administration informed Newark families that it was closing many of our public schools and turning others over to private management.
“The school closings and privatization would: Eliminate local public school options for thousands of children, forcing some to take two to three buses to get to school; Destroy school communities that go back more than 80 years; Remove historic public buildings from community use.
“Yet we, the people of  Newark, whose children attend those public schools, were not consulted in any way before the Christie administration made this decision.
Camden is not far behind.
And that is what is sad about this current plan. It had the potential to focus on things that the community could rally