2026 Policy Goals
In 2026, JerseyCAN will work toward the following four policy goals to strengthen the education...
Jan 01, 2026
Paula White
Paula White is the executive director of JerseyCAN.
An Urgent Strategy to Boost N.J’s Literacy Standards | Opinion
New literacy standards and laws aligned with evidence-based reading are now in effect in New...
Jan 07, 2025
2024 Policy Wins
In 2024, JerseyCAN continued to work to create more educational opportunities for students across...
Dec 13, 2024
Testimony in Opposition of A-4639
Hello and good day to Chairwoman Lampitt, Vice Chairwoman Jasey, and all of the Assembly Education...
Mar 23, 2023
Schools must focus on reading in 2023 to close the COVID learning gap | Opinion
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Unless we commit to common sense changes in...
Feb 18, 2023
Statement from JerseyCan Executive Director Paula White Regarding the Friday Release of School Year 2020-2021 Assessments
This is a sobering day for the state of education in New Jersey and shows us all that it is easy...
Dec 16, 2022
JerseyCAN Testimony Regarding the Amendments to A4496 and S3247
Thank you for taking testimony today on the amendments to A4496/S3247, which will make greatly...
Dec 08, 2022
JerseyCAN Testimony in Support of S3220, Establishing High Efficiency Accelerated Learning Grant Program and Tutoring Advisory Commission
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Paula White, and I am the Executive...
Oct 28, 2022
Now is the time to disrupt ‘business as usual’ in reading instruction in New Jersey | Opinion
The brilliant American poet Langston Hughes once asked, “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it...
Mar 30, 2021
