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...
Legislative Hold on PARCC Replacement Leaves No Clear Path to HS Diploma
By: Carly Sitrin at NJ Spotlight News
Published on: January 29, 2019
On January 29, 2019, NJ Spotlight published a piece by Carly Sitrin regarding a delayed vote on New Jersey high school graduation requirements. The article quoted a statement from JerseyCAN and Better Education for Kids (B4K):
Advocates however, are concerned that the process is moving too slowly and say immediate action needs to be taken to give graduating seniors a door to their futures.
“To be clear, without a legislative remedy, current high school seniors will be unable to graduate this spring,” said executive director for Better Education for Kids Shelley Skinner and Executive Director of the New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now (JerseyCAN) Patricia Morgan in a joint statement. “Eliminating the test requirement is not an acceptable way to address this issue.”
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