A law prohibiting the New Jersey State Board of Examiners from requiring a basic reading, writing and mathematics test for teachers went into effect on Wednesday.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a test of basic skills required for all teachers in California can remain in use, even though the test has resulted in limiting the number of minority ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change teaching standards for entering the profession because they believe the measure creates an "unnecessary barrier" for new teachers.

Aspiring educators in New Jersey are no longer required to pass a basic skills test for reading, writing and math due to a new law intended to address the state's teacher shortage by lowering the ...

One former state teacher of the year has called the basic skills tests “painful and laborious,” and irrelevant to the classroom.

New Jersey will no longer require candidates to take basic skills tests to become a teacher in the state, under a bipartisan law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Monday — the latest change state leaders ...

Teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic reading, writing and mathematics test to be eligible for public schools, according to a new law.