Teachers Will No Longer Need To Pass Basic Reading, Writing And Math Test For Certification In This Blue State; The 30 Worst New Jersey Schools Are Shockingly Bad

Teachers Will No Longer Need To Pass Basic Reading, Writing And Math Test For Certification In This Blue State:

A New Jersey law that removes a requirement for teachers to pass a reading, writing and mathematics test for certification will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

The law, Act 1669, was passed by Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy as part of the state’s 2025 budget in June in an effort to address a shortage of teachers in the state, according to the New Jersey Monitor. Individuals seeking an instructional certificate will no longer need to pass a “basic skills” test administered by the state’s Commissioner of Education.

“We need more teachers,” Democratic Sen. Jim Beach, who sponsored the bill, said according to the New Jersey Monitor. “This is the best way to get them.”

New Jersey is especially in need of math and science teachers, according to an annual report from the state’s education department.

Just months earlier, Murphy signed a similar bill into law that created an alternative pathway for teachers to sidestep the testing requirement. A powerful teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association, was a driving force behind the bill, calling the testing requirement “an unnecessary barrier to entering the profession.” Teachers in the state are paid an average of $81,102 annually, according to the National Education Association.

The New Jersey Board of Education will eliminate the requirement for most teacher candidates to pass basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills tests to gain certification. This new rule, effective January 1, 2025, excludes those seeking limited certificates of eligibility. pic.twitter.com/I96e4noqGe

— Jacqueline Tobacco (@Jax1331) December 30, 2024

New Jersey followed the example of New York, which scrapped basic literacy requirements for teachers in 2017 in the name of “diversity.” —>READ MORE HERE

The 30 Worst New Jersey schools are Shockingly Bad

Dozens of schools in New Jersey are failing their students, according to new data from the state Department of Education.

Each year, the state releases “report cards” for public and charter schools called New Jersey School Performance Reports. The latest report released earlier this month covers the 2022-2023 school year.

The numbers reveal the worst 30 performing schools in the entire state.

How are the worst schools ranked?

New Jersey 101.5 ranked the worst schools by summative rating.

The summative rating is a score the state gives to a school, ranging from zero to 100. The best score is 100. None of the schools that appear on the list of worst 30 schools in New Jersey had a score greater than 2.

The score factors in English language arts (ELA) and math assessments, chronic absenteeism, graduation rates, and other indicators. Schools are also given scores from 0 to 100 for these categories.

A few schools on the bottom 30 list were not given scores for certain categories because fewer than 20 students participated.

The worst school on the list, performed so poorly that the state revoked its charter and forced it to close in June 2023, TAPinto Camden reported. —>THE 30 WORST SCHOOLS are Found HERE

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