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...
New Jersey delays state tests, giving officials time to ‘explore all options’
By: Patrick Wall at Chalkbeat Newark
Published on: February 12, 2021
New Jersey will delay its state tests for a month, buying education officials time as the Biden administration decides whether to let students skip the tests for a second straight year.
“We know that even pre-pandemic there were inequities across our state,” said Patricia Morgan, executive director of JerseyCan, a group that supports test-based accountability. She noted that some research from the fall showed low-income students and students of color had regressed the most. “So measuring and having an understanding of where our students are 11 months into the pandemic is even more critical.”
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