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Assembly votes to support Camden students and families
Today, the New Jersey State Assembly voted in favor of the students and families of Camden by passing S2264. The bill now awa...
All children deserve access to a good school, regardless of their zip code
This is about children, not politics. I am one of the lucky ones whose family had the financial means to choose a better scho...
New Jersey has a massive achievement gap, new index confirms
The Education Equality Index shows the Garden State’s achievement gap is larger than two thirds of other states, has remain...
Jumpstarting the conversation on fairer school funding
As we look ahead to the Assembly hearing tomorrow and budget negotiations for the next several months, it is clear that many ...
Engaging all parents is key to student success
It’s back to school season in Newark, and for some elementary and middle schools the 2016 school year is already set in mot...
Governor Christie unveils changes promising greater flexibility and innovation for NJ charters
TRENTON, NJ—Today, Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now, released t...
JerseyCAN statement on announcement of State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission
TRENTON, NJ—Today, Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now, released t...
JerseyCAN statement on statewide results of PARCC exam
CRANFORD, NJ—Janellen Duffy, executive director of JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now, released the fol...
N.J. Assembly Education Committee hears testimony on charter school law
TRENTON, NJ—The Assembly Education Committee received testimony today regarding the history and implementation of the “Ch...
Charter school advocates and parents respond to charter school regulation debate
TRENTON, NJ—In response to the ongoing debate on proposed charter school regulation changes and subsequent calls for a mor...
Unintended consequences of the school funding debate
The methods to address it may be different but one thing is certain: New Jersey has a school-funding problem.
N.J. education advocacy organizations support charter school accountability procedures
TRENTON, NJ—Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, Muhammed Akil, Executive Director of the Parent Coalition for ...
JerseyCAN applauds N.J. school performance report updates
TRENTON, NJ—Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, issued the following statement today in support of the updated...
Has pre-K expansion reached a tipping point in NJ?
Expansion of New Jersey’s high-quality pre-K program is one of the strongest, surest investments we can make in our childre...
Red, white & budget news: This month’s wins for kids
Late at night on July 3, Governor Christie signed off on his last budget in office. After intense negotiation with legislativ...
JerseyCAN statement on statewide PARCC results
TRENTON, NJ—Morganne Firmstone, JerseyCAN’s Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, issued the following statement today...
JerseyCAN report highlights STEM innovations in New Jersey education
Research offers seven actionable recommendations to advance educational equity and excellence in science, technology, enginee...
JerseyCAN statement on New Jersey Department of Education’s Lighthouse District Initiative
TRENTON, NJ— Today, the New Jersey Department of Education celebrated seven New Jersey school districts that have demonstra...
New Jersey Voters Support Assessments as a Measure of College and Career Readiness
Poll shows support for using a state test aligned to strong academic standards to ensure students are on track for future suc...
New Jersey charter schools come together in advocacy for Parent Action Day
Trenton, NJ—More than 500 charter school parents, educators and advocates from across the state gathered at the Statehouse ...
500 Public Charter School Parents to Lawmakers: Our Schools are Changing Lives
Trenton, NJ– Nearly 500 New Jersey public charter school parents, school leaders, and supporters from across the state gath...
Opinion: An investment in STEM is an investment in New Jersey’s future
STEM education must be maximized, and we must make sure that women, blacks, and Latinos are among those that receive this ess...
New Jersey fourth graders score near top in nation
Fourth grade students’ reading and math test scores in New Jersey top nearly every other state in the nation, according to ...
Op-Ed: How to Prepare New Jersey Workers for Seismic Job Changes
Existing jobs are being phased out by technology. If we don’t adapt — and effectively become lifelong students — we ris...
Age of Agility – What we learned & how to stay engaged!
In partnership with America Succeeds, who included New Jersey as part of their national Age of Agility tour, and our local pa...
Education Advocates Strongly Urge Passage of Legislation Clarifying High School Graduation Test Requirements
High school graduation assessments (tests) are key tool to ensuring college and workforce ready students.
FAQ: How to Fix New Jersey’s Graduation Problem
Q: Why not just get rid of the requirement all together? Eliminating the requirement is not in the best interest of our stud...
Joint Statement on Advancement of S3381 (Graduation Legislation) from Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Trenton, NJ –Better Education for Kids (B4K) and JerseyCAN are pleased to see the advancement of S3381 out of the Senate B...
Should N.J. students have to take some kind of test to graduate? You bet they should. | Opinion
Imagine being a high school graduate and finding out a few months before your big day that a court decision has put in jeopa...
Morgan — Learning Never Ends, Soft Skills Matter, Tomorrow Is Exciting: 7 Lessons From an Innovation Summit That Could Shape the Future of Education
“Innovation” is the word of the moment, but in a rapidly evolving landscape of technology and industry, what does it real...
Statement on A4957 (Graduation Requirement Bill)
JerseyCAN and Better Education for Kids released the following statements upon the release of A4957 from the Assembly Educati...
State reaches agreement with law groups in PARCC graduation case
On Feb. 15, 2019, Politico published an article on the Murphy administration’s recent agreement regarding the use of PA...
Education & the Proposed FY2020 Budget
Governor Murphy proposed his budget for Fiscal Year 2020. How does it look for New Jersey’s kids?
Thoughts for the 2019 Assessment Season
Spring has sprung in New Jersey, which means the time has come for us to assess how our students have been learning throughou...
The Importance of Collaboration
In the Charter School Program Act of 1995, the Legislature found and declared that “the establishment of a charter school...
Girls Who Code Thrives in New Jersey with Free Clubs!
I’m excited to be guest blogging for JerseyCAN on behalf of Girls Who Code, a leading national non-profit with the mission ...
Innovation, Flexibility, Collaboration: Thoughts after the Schools That Can Forum
STC Newark focuses on bringing real-world learning into the classroom in order to better prepare students for careers. They ...
Governor’s STEM Scholars Program Holds Fifth Anniversary Commencement Ceremony
CHATHAM, NJ – On Saturday, May 11, 2019, the Governor’s STEM Scholars program graduated their fifth class of scholars at ...
Investing in Opportunities to Create Good Jobs
What will they be expected to know and accomplish in college? What kind of job market will they enter? What skills, attitudes...
What Does Successful Collaboration Look Like?
In New Jersey, we have a number of very impressive schools, including district, charter, magnet and private schools. We think...
Making the Most of Summer: Learning Resources
For many of the students JerseyCAN advocates for, summer is not all fun and games. For decades, researchers have been concern...
Graduation rates are rising. But is it all good news?
New Jersey’s high school graduation rate is very high – 90.9% for the class of 2018. Good news, right? Unfortunately, it?...
Op-Ed: Does a NJ High School Diploma Signal Readiness for a Successful Future?
High school graduation season is in full swing across the Garden State. Students are donning caps and gowns to collect their ...
JerseyCAN: New Report Asks: Will New Jersey Pass the Real Test and Stay Committed to Excellence and Equity in Education?
On Wednesday, June 19, 2019, education research and advocacy nonprofit JerseyCAN released “The Real Test: Are We Committed ...
FAQ: The Real Test
Do you know what’s on the real test? Will New Jersey pass? These questions are at the center of JerseyCAN’s latest resear...
Commencement Speech Wisdom
May and June are great months to work in education. For the last several weeks, our news feeds have been full of inspiring ph...
Finding educational opportunities on your next family vacation
We recently published a blog on summer learning resources. In it, we highlighted the research and concerns about summer learn...
Spotlight: Industry Credentials and Career Pathways in New Jersey
How do student credentials stack up to industry demand? That’s the question ExcelinEd hopes to answer through a partnersh...
NJ DOE tips it’s hand on new proposal for student assessments
On September 5th, the Murphy Administration presented a new multiyear plan for replacing the PARCC exams to the Board of Educ...
National Team
Assembly votes to support Camden students and families
Today, the New Jersey State Assembly voted in favor of the students and families of Camden by passing S2264. The bill now awa...
All children deserve access to a good school, regardless of their zip code
This is about children, not politics. I am one of the lucky ones whose family had the financial means to choose a better scho...
New Jersey has a massive achievement gap, new index confirms
The Education Equality Index shows the Garden State’s achievement gap is larger than two thirds of other states, has remain...
Jumpstarting the conversation on fairer school funding
As we look ahead to the Assembly hearing tomorrow and budget negotiations for the next several months, it is clear that many ...
Engaging all parents is key to student success
It’s back to school season in Newark, and for some elementary and middle schools the 2016 school year is already set in mot...
Governor Christie unveils changes promising greater flexibility and innovation for NJ charters
TRENTON, NJ—Today, Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now, released t...
JerseyCAN statement on announcement of State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission
TRENTON, NJ—Today, Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now, released t...
JerseyCAN statement on statewide results of PARCC exam
CRANFORD, NJ—Janellen Duffy, executive director of JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now, released the fol...
N.J. Assembly Education Committee hears testimony on charter school law
TRENTON, NJ—The Assembly Education Committee received testimony today regarding the history and implementation of the “Ch...
Charter school advocates and parents respond to charter school regulation debate
TRENTON, NJ—In response to the ongoing debate on proposed charter school regulation changes and subsequent calls for a mor...
Unintended consequences of the school funding debate
The methods to address it may be different but one thing is certain: New Jersey has a school-funding problem.
N.J. education advocacy organizations support charter school accountability procedures
TRENTON, NJ—Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, Muhammed Akil, Executive Director of the Parent Coalition for ...
JerseyCAN applauds N.J. school performance report updates
TRENTON, NJ—Janellen Duffy, Executive Director of JerseyCAN, issued the following statement today in support of the updated...
Has pre-K expansion reached a tipping point in NJ?
Expansion of New Jersey’s high-quality pre-K program is one of the strongest, surest investments we can make in our childre...
Red, white & budget news: This month’s wins for kids
Late at night on July 3, Governor Christie signed off on his last budget in office. After intense negotiation with legislativ...
JerseyCAN statement on statewide PARCC results
TRENTON, NJ—Morganne Firmstone, JerseyCAN’s Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, issued the following statement today...
JerseyCAN report highlights STEM innovations in New Jersey education
Research offers seven actionable recommendations to advance educational equity and excellence in science, technology, enginee...
JerseyCAN statement on New Jersey Department of Education’s Lighthouse District Initiative
TRENTON, NJ— Today, the New Jersey Department of Education celebrated seven New Jersey school districts that have demonstra...
New Jersey Voters Support Assessments as a Measure of College and Career Readiness
Poll shows support for using a state test aligned to strong academic standards to ensure students are on track for future suc...
New Jersey charter schools come together in advocacy for Parent Action Day
Trenton, NJ—More than 500 charter school parents, educators and advocates from across the state gathered at the Statehouse ...
500 Public Charter School Parents to Lawmakers: Our Schools are Changing Lives
Trenton, NJ– Nearly 500 New Jersey public charter school parents, school leaders, and supporters from across the state gath...
Opinion: An investment in STEM is an investment in New Jersey’s future
STEM education must be maximized, and we must make sure that women, blacks, and Latinos are among those that receive this ess...
New Jersey fourth graders score near top in nation
Fourth grade students’ reading and math test scores in New Jersey top nearly every other state in the nation, according to ...
Op-Ed: How to Prepare New Jersey Workers for Seismic Job Changes
Existing jobs are being phased out by technology. If we don’t adapt — and effectively become lifelong students — we ris...
Age of Agility – What we learned & how to stay engaged!
In partnership with America Succeeds, who included New Jersey as part of their national Age of Agility tour, and our local pa...
Education Advocates Strongly Urge Passage of Legislation Clarifying High School Graduation Test Requirements
High school graduation assessments (tests) are key tool to ensuring college and workforce ready students.
FAQ: How to Fix New Jersey’s Graduation Problem
Q: Why not just get rid of the requirement all together? Eliminating the requirement is not in the best interest of our stud...
Joint Statement on Advancement of S3381 (Graduation Legislation) from Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Trenton, NJ –Better Education for Kids (B4K) and JerseyCAN are pleased to see the advancement of S3381 out of the Senate B...
Should N.J. students have to take some kind of test to graduate? You bet they should. | Opinion
Imagine being a high school graduate and finding out a few months before your big day that a court decision has put in jeopa...
Morgan — Learning Never Ends, Soft Skills Matter, Tomorrow Is Exciting: 7 Lessons From an Innovation Summit That Could Shape the Future of Education
“Innovation” is the word of the moment, but in a rapidly evolving landscape of technology and industry, what does it real...
Statement on A4957 (Graduation Requirement Bill)
JerseyCAN and Better Education for Kids released the following statements upon the release of A4957 from the Assembly Educati...
State reaches agreement with law groups in PARCC graduation case
On Feb. 15, 2019, Politico published an article on the Murphy administration’s recent agreement regarding the use of PA...
Education & the Proposed FY2020 Budget
Governor Murphy proposed his budget for Fiscal Year 2020. How does it look for New Jersey’s kids?
Thoughts for the 2019 Assessment Season
Spring has sprung in New Jersey, which means the time has come for us to assess how our students have been learning throughou...
The Importance of Collaboration
In the Charter School Program Act of 1995, the Legislature found and declared that “the establishment of a charter school...
Girls Who Code Thrives in New Jersey with Free Clubs!
I’m excited to be guest blogging for JerseyCAN on behalf of Girls Who Code, a leading national non-profit with the mission ...
Innovation, Flexibility, Collaboration: Thoughts after the Schools That Can Forum
STC Newark focuses on bringing real-world learning into the classroom in order to better prepare students for careers. They ...
Governor’s STEM Scholars Program Holds Fifth Anniversary Commencement Ceremony
CHATHAM, NJ – On Saturday, May 11, 2019, the Governor’s STEM Scholars program graduated their fifth class of scholars at ...
Investing in Opportunities to Create Good Jobs
What will they be expected to know and accomplish in college? What kind of job market will they enter? What skills, attitudes...
What Does Successful Collaboration Look Like?
In New Jersey, we have a number of very impressive schools, including district, charter, magnet and private schools. We think...
Making the Most of Summer: Learning Resources
For many of the students JerseyCAN advocates for, summer is not all fun and games. For decades, researchers have been concern...
Graduation rates are rising. But is it all good news?
New Jersey’s high school graduation rate is very high – 90.9% for the class of 2018. Good news, right? Unfortunately, it?...
Op-Ed: Does a NJ High School Diploma Signal Readiness for a Successful Future?
High school graduation season is in full swing across the Garden State. Students are donning caps and gowns to collect their ...
JerseyCAN: New Report Asks: Will New Jersey Pass the Real Test and Stay Committed to Excellence and Equity in Education?
On Wednesday, June 19, 2019, education research and advocacy nonprofit JerseyCAN released “The Real Test: Are We Committed ...
FAQ: The Real Test
Do you know what’s on the real test? Will New Jersey pass? These questions are at the center of JerseyCAN’s latest resear...
Commencement Speech Wisdom
May and June are great months to work in education. For the last several weeks, our news feeds have been full of inspiring ph...
Finding educational opportunities on your next family vacation
We recently published a blog on summer learning resources. In it, we highlighted the research and concerns about summer learn...
Spotlight: Industry Credentials and Career Pathways in New Jersey
How do student credentials stack up to industry demand? That’s the question ExcelinEd hopes to answer through a partnersh...
NJ DOE tips it’s hand on new proposal for student assessments
On September 5th, the Murphy Administration presented a new multiyear plan for replacing the PARCC exams to the Board of Educ...
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