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🎉 As Teacher Appreciation Week winds down, we're grateful for educators who light the way for our future.Our Teacher Leader Fellowship program is empowering educators to lead change in their communities! #TeacherAppreciationWeek#TeacherLeaders
New article from The Observer! Two local educators completed JerseyCAN's Teacher Leader Policy Fellowship 🎓 Read more below!
ARTICLE ✍: https://t.co/P7Eti1ZZ6E
New report claims most teacher prep programs evaluated in New Jersey are not aligned with the Science of Reading. Listen to Paula White discuss how these programs can improve.
ARTICLE ✍: https://t.co/Ef0QH8kQDo
Parent Fellow and Board of Education member Fang Gong has introduced a bill to the NJ State Assembly! Read more below 👇:
ARTICLE ✍: https://t.co/6X8Ptezqso
Meet Sue Rexford, a 2025-26' JerseyCAN Teacher Fellow! 📚
Learn more about the Fellowship by watching this video, or email [email protected] if you are interested in applying in the future. We will let you know as soon as the application opens for our 2026-27 cohort.
“We don't want to be confused in any way about the fact that 34% proficiency in reading leaves almost seven out of every 10 kids behind, and that's just not good enough,” - Paula White, Exec. Director at JerseyCAN
Read more:
ARTICLE ✍: https://t.co/Nyj7Ldtlts
💬 Paula White, regarding Newark student learning: “We are seeing some indicators that should make us optimistic, and at the same time, not lose sight of the reality that is still dire, without question.”
ARTICLE ✍: https://t.co/PAr7hGFlDv
The 4th annual "Education Scorecard," a report produced by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, has been released!
📚 Check out Paula White's statement regarding the report:
According to NAEP data, "38% of fourth graders [were] proficient in reading in 2024." - Paula White
New Jersey students are behind in literacy post-COVID, but the plan to change that is already in motion.
ARTICLE ✍: https://t.co/1JvAti0Ktp
Parents! What is YOUR district doing for literacy in New Jersey? Here are 5 key questions to ask at state board of education meetings 📚
#literacy#education#JerseyCAN
OP ED ✍: Shauna Hart, a JerseyCAN Parent Fellow, calls on every NJ school community to seize the moment for literacy 📚
ARTICLE: https://t.co/S8WkZ8Emcm
Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade now receive universal screeners for literacy in NJ! Hear Paula White talk a bit more about the importance of these screeners. 📚
#JerseyCAN#UniversalScreeners#education
"Ensuring that our kids are learning must always be on the table, no matter what." - Paula White 📚
In this video, Paula breaks down Gov. Mikie Sherrill's education budget initiatives! 💸 What excites you most about the governor's proposed budget?
Check out these 5 Education Policy Prescriptions from JerseyCAN for the acceleration of student progress in NJ!
📄 Policy Rx PDF: https://t.co/BHUd8mFppk
ARTICLE: NJ schools teach reading as they wish, and critics say that fails kids
Joanna Gagis & Julie O'Connor discuss Paula White and JerseyCAN's advocacy for reading reform 📚
Check it out 👉 https://t.co/UtiYuF2Pxf
Did you know that 30% of NJ students received tutoring in 2025? That's up 6% from 2024!
Hear Paula White speak on The State of Educational Opportunity in America survey 📊
SURVEY: https://t.co/SgDctTXw1X