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Camden is so ‘desperate’ for teachers, it’s searching internationally to fill critical ESL and bilingual roles

In a district where 53% percent of its 6,800 students are Latino and 14 percent are English-language learners, the district approved a pilot program to being exploring recruitment in other countries.

In this file photo, Richard Coleman Jr. enters the Camden High Campus, Creative Arts High School, at 1700 Park Blvd., Camden.
In this file photo, Richard Coleman Jr. enters the Camden High Campus, Creative Arts High School, at 1700 Park Blvd., Camden.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer