(Public Domain via StockCake)Pace of learning picked up after pandemic, though students still behind. What's next, now that pandemic stimulus funding is gone?
(Public Domain via StockCake)Pace of learning picked up after pandemic, though students still behind. What's next, now that pandemic stimulus funding is gone?

‘It is clear that there is pressure to move, and soon’
(NJ Spotlight News)Powerful state senator introduces package of bills to address reading gaps
NJ Spotlight NewsEducation advocates reinforce NJ’s renewed focus on literacy
(NJ Spotlight News)As the current commissioner departs, various stakeholders weigh in on what’s needed in the job
(Erica Lee for Chalkbeat)Only 19% of third graders passed the assessment this year, the lowest of any grade in the city for a second year in a row.
(Erica Seryhm Lee for Chalkbeat)New Jersey’s fourth and eights graders performed dismally in last year’s reading tests

The NJ education department is expected to release the data next week
NJ Spotlight NewsJersey City used American Rescue Plan funds to expand summer offerings

The risk of summer learning loss could compound the losses from this last year of virtual learning

Only 1 in 3 students is projected to be on grade level in English language arts, and less than 1 in 4 students is projected ...

A recent study from Rutgers University suggests sea levels over the previous century have risen at a faster rate than ever.