The New Jersey Working Group on Student Literacy, whose membership included members of the New Jersey Legacy of Literacy (NJLL) coalition, fellows from JerseyCAN’s Parent Champions for Strong Schools Fellowship, fellows from JerseyCAN’s New Jersey Teacher Leader Policy Fellowship, traditional public school educators from across the state, and members of New Jersey’s public charter school community, published a report that was made available to the
public in March 2025. This report included specific recommendations for the New Jersey Department of Education to adopt, pursuant to the goal of ensuring the best possible literacy outcomes for the largest swath of students in the state of New Jersey. These recommendations are as outlined by law, “regarding the implementation of evidence-based literacy strategies, appropriate and reliable instruments for a universal literacy screening, and high quality instructional materials” (S2644/A4303).