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Talent

CEF is committed to recruiting, developing, retaining, and appreciating excellent educators.

We are proud to support the partnerships below.

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Camden Teacher Pipeline

Camden Teacher Pipeline (CTP) recruits aspiring teachers, matches them with Camden schools for student teaching, and provides ongoing support and mentorship as they transition into the classroom. CTP is a partnership between CEF, Rowan University, Relay GSE and Rider University.

To date, over 75% of CTP participants have secured full-time roles in the classroom. All teachers are certified.

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Center for Black Educator Development

The Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) aims to recruit and train the next generation of Black educators.

In Camden, CBED recruits, trains, and provides coaching and oversight to high school and college students interested in entering the Black Teacher Pipeline. Over the summer, CBED hosts an 8-week Freedom School Literacy Academy.

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New Jersey Center for Teaching & Learning

The New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL) gives existing teachers the opportunity to earn addition endorsements in match, science and computer science.

Through the CEF/NJCTL partnership, teachers across the city can earn these additional endorsements for free.

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RISE

The RISE Award honors extraordinary teachers across the city of Camden. Previous RISE winners received recognition and a $5,000 prize.

The RISE Selection Committee includes representatives from CEF, Rowan University, Relay GSE and the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning.

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Camden U

Camden U is an innovative nonprofit in the city of Camden, New Jersey that partners with Southern New Hampshire University to provide Camden city residents the opportunity to enroll in the nation’s first competency-based college degree program.

CamdenU is a flexible and affordable online college & career coaching service that supports paraprofessionals, long-term subs, classroom assistants, and other staff looking to take the next step to finish their college degree and earn an NJ teacher certification!

Black Lives Matter. Read Our Statement Here.

We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis. George’s story is the story of too many Black Americans – Ahmaud Arbery, Breona Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and so many more, named and unnamed by the media— brutally and senselessly killed.

This loss of Black life and our persistent failure to bring those responsible to account expose the most grotesque, painful truth about our nation: the enduring legacy of white supremacy.

We will not heal until things change.

Camden Education Fund stands in solidarity with the Black community.

We remain deeply committed to bringing resources to support our public schools and the extraordinary youth-serving organizations in Camden, as we believe these are the institutions with the greatest potential to show our children, daily, that their lives and dreams matter.

The reality is that all organizations – ours included – have so much more work to do. We will hold ourselves accountable to building an organization that advances equity, promotes understanding, and dismantles racist structures.