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NJ Education Department: Schools Must Heal Emotional Trauma Before Addressing Learning Loss

Yesterday the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) held its third annual Statewide Equity Conference, with an emphasis on providing…

3 years ago

Newark Leaders Are AWOL As Parents Demand Information on Learning Loss

Last week news broke that Newark Superintendent Roger León had been less than honest about learning loss among the 42,000…

3 years ago

Newark Superintendent Tries Smoke and Mirrors to Hide Extent of Student Learning Loss

Back in March the non-profit JerseyCAN commissioned a report to quantify learning loss among New Jersey students during the pandemic.…

3 years ago

New Online Hub Helps Districts ‘Buy Back Time’ for Students

Today JerseyCAN, a nonprofit advocating for high-quality schools for all New Jersey students, launched a centralized multimedia platform to assist…

3 years ago

DUFFY: These Three New Jersey School Districts Are Using Federal Money Wisely to Accelerate Learning

Janellen Duffy is a senior adviser to JerseyCAN: The New Jersey Campaign for Achievement Now. This first appeared in NJ…

3 years ago

Dramatic Drop in Newark Students Applying to College–Except For Two Types of Public Schools

The pandemic takes its educational toll in countless ways and one of them is a dramatic drop in Newark high…

4 years ago

New Report Provides Concrete Solutions to Support Students, Families and Educators with New Federal Funding

JerseyCAN, a nonprofit  advocating for high quality schools for all New Jersey students, released today a framework for state actions…

4 years ago

Murphy Steps Back Edict That All Schools Must Have Full-Time In-School Instruction in September

One week ago today, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that all public schools must be back in September for full-time in-school…

4 years ago

New Report Predicts Severe Learning Loss for NJ Students, Black Students Hardest Hit

This morning JerseyCAN released the first statewide report that quantifies learning loss for New Jersey students during the COVID-19 school…

4 years ago

New Poll: Black Parents Far Less Likely To Want Children Back in School, or Even Have the Choice

More white voters than Black voters (and, to a lesser extent, Hispanic voters) trust the vaccine, have been vaccinated themselves,…

4 years ago