Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

The bill would end the Praxis core test requirement just months after a new law created a pathway letting teachers eschew the basic skills test. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Governor's Office) A bill ...

Emma Lambert easily passed the writing portion of the basic skills test required of Pennsylvania teaching candidates. The math section took a few more attempts. As for reading? She failed 12 times ...

New Jersey teachers are no longer required to take a basic skills test in reading, writing and math to get a license under new bipartisan legislation Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law last year. The ...

In a bid to address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, the New Jersey Education Association is actively campaigning for the elimination of a basic skills test for teachers. The union, in a statement ...

The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, has asked its members to urge Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill into law that would eliminate the basic skills tests in reading, ...

Aspiring public school teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to pass the state’s basic skills exam in order to be certified. New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy passed Act 1669 as part ...