A new non-profit announced Tuesday that it is launching with the mission of sustaining progress in Camden’s public schools. The Camden Education Fund (CEF) will make grants to programs and partnerships to address citywide education needs, such as the lack of diverse teacher pipelines and high-quality special education and bilingual settings for students. Support will…

An old, stubborn myth that poor kids can’t achieve in school has been disproven, yet again: First in Newark, and now, with serious progress in Camden.

A few years ago, Camden schools were not performing very well in state tests. But now, for the fourth year in a row, the district reports improvements in its Standardized Learning Assessment.