Mounting delays in N.J. tutoring program called ‘hugely frustrating’
A vaunted statewide tutoring program for third and fourth graders has been delayed significantly, with tutoring that was supp...
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Stalled Funding for High Dosage Tutoring Wreaks Havoc for New Jersey Students
New Jersey’s $52 million high-dosage tutoring program is months behind schedule — leaving thousands of students without u...
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 both math and English language arts this year, acco...
N.J. students need smarter reading lessons, advocates say
In previous years, teacher Lovina Shahid had difficulty helping her first graders learn vowel sounds. So, she read up on evid...
NJ education advocates taking case to Trenton to try to improve students’ reading
New Jersey has some work to do to get students reading skills up to where they should be.
Recent government statistics sho...
Newark Film Showing Examines Reading Deficits in N.J. Children
NEWARK, NJ — The nonprofit education research and policy group JerseyCAN will host screenings of a documentary that examine...
It’s budget season and time to double down on our education recovery | Opinion
As we approach the two-year anniversary of school closures due to COVID — and kick off budget season with the governor’s ...
Learning loss is a ‘crippling crisis.’ So what is NJ doing?
What is Gov. Phil Murphy’s Department of Education doing about the pandemic learning loss in this state, exactly?
Very l...
‘High Dosage Tutoring’ Being Considered for New Jersey Schools
As it’s written right now, a proposed law being considered in Trenton would provide funding to schools and districts that h...
Executive Director Paula White Testimony For Monday’s NJ Assembly’s Education Committee Hearing Regarding COVID Learning Loss
On Monday, October 17th, Paula White, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, will join other education activists and policy experts...