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...
Does your kid need summer school after remote learning? The odds are good, new report says.
By: Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Published on: March 30, 2021
If you’re questioning whether your child could use summer school after months of remote learning, the answer is probably yes, according to a new report.
New Jersey students likely lost about 30% of expected learning in English and 36% in math by the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, a study by the advocacy group JerseyCAN found. The report, released Tuesday, also suggests hundreds of thousands of children in grades 3-8 could finish this academic year behind grade level expectations.
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