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Camden activists on a mission to Trenton to seek more funding for city’s schools

Camden activists begin a three-day march to Trenton to demand equitable funding for city's traditional public schools to prevent closings and layoffs. Acting Superintendent Katrina McCombs said the district has a $27 million budget shortfall.

Keith Benson, the head of the Camden Education Association, walks along River Road in Pennsauken on his way to Beverly, N.J., for the first leg of his three-day walk to Trenton from Camden, to protest budget cuts that will shut several schools and possibly cause up to 200 layoffs.
Keith Benson, the head of the Camden Education Association, walks along River Road in Pennsauken on his way to Beverly, N.J., for the first leg of his three-day walk to Trenton from Camden, to protest budget cuts that will shut several schools and possibly cause up to 200 layoffs.Read moreMichael Bryant / Staff Photographer
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