How Can New Jersey Drive Students Towards Literacy?
JerseyCAN acknowledges its success pushing the State Legislature to pass two bills, sponsored by Sen. Teresa Ruiz and signed ...
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NJ pushes phonics, other tweaks to boost K-3 reading skills
New Jersey’s youngest readers and their teachers should expect new tools and new rules in their classrooms this fall, as sc...
NJ has new rules to improve literacy
As many New Jersey students are struggling to read at their grade level, the state is taking steps to improve literacy instru...
New Jersey’s Literacy Framework requires schools to implement screenings, interventions this fall
New Jersey’s new, first-of-its-kind literacy plan aims to boost early reading skills among young learners, but advocates wo...
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 Jersey. That’s a good thing be...
Renewed Push for Phonics-based Reading Instruction
Gov. Phil Murphy’s commitment to phonics in schools, articulated during his State of the State address on Jan. 9, was welco...
New Video! 16-year-olds get the vote in Newark; could it set a national example?
Whether people as young as 16 are mature and informed enough to vote is an issue being debated in New Jersey and some other s...
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 during his State of the State address set for Tue...
NEW VIDEO! NJ Spotlight News: December 7, 2023
NJ’s latest school test scores raise worries
