JerseyCAN acknowledges its success pushing the State Legislature to pass two bills, sponsored by Sen. Teresa Ruiz and signed by Gov. Phil Murphy, that require school districts...

New Jersey’s youngest readers and their teachers should expect new tools and new rules in their classrooms this fall, as schools implement two laws designed to reboot readin...

As many New Jersey students are struggling to read at their grade level, the state is taking steps to improve literacy instruction beginning next school year, including screen...

New Jersey’s new, first-of-its-kind literacy plan aims to boost early reading skills among young learners, but advocates worry schools won’t be ready to roll it out this f...

New literacy standards and laws aligned with evidence-based reading are now in effect in New Jersey. That’s a good thing because, as announced last week, for the third year ...

Gov. Phil Murphy’s commitment to phonics in schools, articulated during his State of the State address on Jan. 9, was welcomed by educators who have long been calling for Ne...