New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: 'Caved to ... union demands'

[Drop Dead Fred]

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New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: 'Caved to ... union demands'

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: ‘Caved to … union demands’

November 29, 2023

ABC News WHAM 13

TRENTON, N.J. (CITC) — Aspiring teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to prove they are proficient in reading, writing and math.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday the elimination of the state’s basic skills test requirement.

“If teachers cannot read, write, and do math, they have no hope of instilling those skills in the rising generation,” Angela Morabito, a spokesperson for the Defense of Freedom Institute and former press secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, told CITC. “Students and families deserve better.”

 

[Rambunctious]

No wonder everyone I've met from New Jersey is dumb as a rock....

 

[1srelluc]

No wonder everyone I've met from New Jersey is dumb as a rock....

Oddly enough NJ is the safest state......For now.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I think this is a bad idea.

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New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: 'Caved to ... union demands'

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: ‘Caved to … union demands’

November 29, 2023

ABC News WHAM 13

TRENTON, N.J. (CITC) — Aspiring teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to prove they are proficient in reading, writing and math.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday the elimination of the state’s basic skills test requirement.

“If teachers cannot read, write, and do math, they have no hope of instilling those skills in the rising generation,” Angela Morabito, a spokesperson for the Defense of Freedom Institute and former press secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, told CITC. “Students and families deserve better.”

For the love of...

 

[Crepitus]

I think this is a bad idea.

What do you think?

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: 'Caved to ... union demands'

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: ‘Caved to … union demands’

November 29, 2023

ABC News WHAM 13

TRENTON, N.J. (CITC) — Aspiring teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to prove they are proficient in reading, writing and math.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday the elimination of the state’s basic skills test requirement.

“If teachers cannot read, write, and do math, they have no hope of instilling those skills in the rising generation,” Angela Morabito, a spokesperson for the Defense of Freedom Institute and former press secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, told CITC. “Students and families deserve better.”

Floriduh did it months ago. Did you freak out then?

 

[Mac-7]

How sad

The lib education system is a mess

 

[Rambunctious]

Oddly enough NJ is the safest state......For now.

Yeah I was just kidding I don't really know anyone from NJ....

 

[Mac-7]

Floriduh did it months ago. Did you freak out then?

Thanks for bringing that to our attention

I didnt know it till now

Lowering already low teacher standards is a bad idea no matter which party does it

 

[justoffal]

I think this is a bad idea.

What do you think?

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: 'Caved to ... union demands'

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: ‘Caved to … union demands’

November 29, 2023

ABC News WHAM 13

TRENTON, N.J. (CITC) — Aspiring teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to prove they are proficient in reading, writing and math.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday the elimination of the state’s basic skills test requirement.

“If teachers cannot read, write, and do math, they have no hope of instilling those skills in the rising generation,” Angela Morabito, a spokesperson for the Defense of Freedom Institute and former press secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, told CITC. “Students and families deserve better.”

And the stupid just keeps growing

 

[Winco]

How sad

The lib education system is a mess

A June study of nearly 700 teacher preparation programs found most elementary school teachers are graduating ill-equipped to teach students how to read. Only 25% of prep programs nationwide cover all five components of scientifically based reading, while an additional 25% fail to adequately cover just one of the components.

A June study of nearly 700 teacher preparation programs found

Study not found, click on the link in the OP.

 

[Dekster]

I heart Phil Murphy as far as politicians go. He is not afraid to mix up the status quo.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I think this is a bad idea.

What do you think?

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: 'Caved to ... union demands'

New Jersey drops basic skills requirement for new teachers: ‘Caved to … union demands’

November 29, 2023

ABC News WHAM 13

TRENTON, N.J. (CITC) — Aspiring teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to prove they are proficient in reading, writing and math.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Monday the elimination of the state’s basic skills test requirement.

“If teachers cannot read, write, and do math, they have no hope of instilling those skills in the rising generation,” Angela Morabito, a spokesperson for the Defense of Freedom Institute and former press secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, told CITC. “Students and families deserve better.”

From your link:
The elimination was long cheered by the state's teachers union, which called the basic skills test an "unnecessary barrier."

Cheering is not demanding. Passing a new law is not "demanding" since they cannot pass laws.

Why should the teachers "be required to become certified if they did not score in the top one-third percentile of the SAT, ACT or GRE?" Name another profession that requires the same. Wouldn't you be a little pissed off if you missed the top third by one point?

Florida dropped the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) test requirement for teachers many years ago after it was found they were testing for skills needed to get a degree on people who already had college degrees! No one ever failed, so it was a useless waste of time, money, and effort. It was so easy I finished in less than 15 minutes. Later they did away with it completely.

 

[Mac-7]

A June study of nearly 700 teacher preparation programs found most elementary school teachers are graduating ill-equipped to teach students how to read. Only 25% of prep programs nationwide cover all five components of scientifically based reading, while an additional 25% fail to adequately cover just one of the components.

A June study of nearly 700 teacher preparation programs found

Study not found, click on the link in the OP.

Here you go:

Many teachers not equipped to teach elementary schoolers how to read, report says

An analysis of nearly 700 teacher preparation programs shows that most are not adequately covering scientifically based reading instruction.

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