Statement from JerseyCAN Executive Director Paula White Regarding Governor Murphy’s State of the State
This afternoon, Governor Murphy delivered the 2024 State of State Address. ...
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Murphy to stress phonics-based reading in State of the State address
Gov. Phil Murphy plans to introduce a new focus on improving literacy rates...
Education Advocates Push Once Again to End New Jersey’s High School Exit Exam
As scores on New Jersey’s high school graduation exit exam show large per...
NEW VIDEO! NJ Spotlight News: December 7, 2023
NJ’s latest school test scores raise worries
Mounting delays in N.J. tutoring program called ‘hugely frustrating’
A vaunted statewide tutoring program for third and fourth graders has been ...
Stalled Funding for High Dosage Tutoring Wreaks Havoc for New Jersey Students
New Jersey’s $52 million high-dosage tutoring program is months behind sc...
Newark Public Schools’ state test scores show slow gains as post pandemic recovery efforts continue
Newark Public Schools’ state test scores went up 2 percentage points in b...
Statement from Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN Regarding the Release of Newark’s “ABYSMAL” Reading Test Scores
Last week, at the Newark School Board meeting, test results for the NJSLA s...
NEW VIDEO! JerseyCAN’s Paula White Calls On State Leaders To Raise the Bar on Reading
In NJER TV’s new video, Laura Waters interviews Paula White, Executive Di...
Public Comment in Support of the Passage of Restructured NJSLS-ELA Standards
Thank you for the opportunity to share public comments here today and for e...
It’s Time For the Education Department to Honestly Address Our Failure To Teach Children to Read
JerseyCAN, the only statewide advocacy organization in New Jersey committed...
N.J. students need smarter reading lessons, advocates say
In previous years, teacher Lovina Shahid had difficulty helping her first g...