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 by Gov. Phil Murphy, that require school districts...
272,000 Students Fall Behind in School, NJ Pandemic Report Finds
By: Dino Flammia at 92.7 wobm
Published on: March 30, 2021
School closures and limitations caused by the coronavirus pandemic continue to result in a greater number of New Jersey students falling behind in math and English, according to a report released Tuesday by JerseyCAN.
The nonprofit, which advocates for high quality schools, is the first to conduct a statewide study quantifying learning loss over the past year.
By the end of the current academic year, an additional 143,000 students in grades 3 through 8 are expected to fall behind in English language arts, and an additional 129,000 are expected to fall behind in math, compared to spring 2019 when state assessments were last given, the report says.
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