April 23, 2010

Trenton, NJ - John Harmon is a businessman who wants to be mayor of Trenton. He is the first candidate, mayoral or council, to go on the record, here in Schooled…, with his position on education, and changes he would employ if elected May 11th. The changes, he says, will result in a more inclusive learning environment. He also wants students who do achieve in our public schools to stay or return to Trenton after college to help facilitate change. 

Harmon is a product of the Trenton Public Schools, using the auto mechanics training it offered at Trenton High back then to become an educated, self-supporting citizen of the community. He wonders why that vocational education program was moved from this city and shipped to the suburbs, taking away yet another opportunity for job training and, thusly, prosperity for young men and women in Trenton.

Watch and listen, then respond.

Skip Harrison is an educator, freelance journalist, and parent, residing in Trenton, New Jersey.