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New Jersey Teachers No Longer Required to Pass State’s Basic Literacy Test
The law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Individuals seeking an instructional certificate will no longer need to pass the Praxis Core Test, a basic skills test for reading, writing, and math that ...
Elon Musk slams New Jersey's decision to do away with basic skills test for teachers
New Jersey's Act 1669, which took effect on January 1, 2025, removes the requirement for aspiring teachers to pass the Praxis Core Test, aiming to address the state's teacher shortage. While ...
N.J. drops basic reading test for teachers. Here’s why Elon Musk and others are riled up.
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 ...
New Jersey Monitor14d
Officials defend law dropping test requirement for would-be teachers
Comments from tech mogul Elon Musk have shined a spotlight on a test that critics say adds an extra, unneeded expense for ...
Fox News19d
New Jersey ends basic reading and writing skills test requirement for teachers
The Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test is used by over 40 states and territories in the country and includes questions on English and mathematics as well as basic questions on specific ...
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Elon Musk Criticizes New Jersey’s Decision to Drop Basic Skills Testing for Teachers
TRENTON, NJ - Elon Musk, the CEO of X, SpaceX and Tesla, recently took to social media to express his skepticism about New ...
NJ.com18d
N.J. drops basic reading test for teachers. Here’s why Elon Musk and others are riled up.
They included high school graduation exams, the SAT, the ACT, their respective higher education courses, the Praxis Basic Skills Core and a Praxis content knowledge examination. “This ...