Category: NJ State Board of Education

Support of S3884/A5419 to Remove the Praxis Core Requirement for Teacher Certification

The following letter was sent to by our Executive Committee, on behalf of the membership. Dear members of the Senate Education Committee: On behalf of the membership of New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NJACTE), which represent 26 institutions of higher education, we write to request that you please support S3884/A5419, which removes […]

New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children

The members of NJACTE are truly an active group of individuals. In addition to our large monthly meetings, many NJACTE members are involved in a variety of other professional associations and communities, with crossover interest for teacher education. For example, I am currently serving as President of the New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children (NJCEC), the state […]

NJDOE Guidance on edTPA

“The New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NJACTE) applauds the Governor for his signature on the edTPA bill and his commitment and that of the Senate and Assembly to the teaching profession,” said Stacey Leftwich, President of NJACTE. “As New Jersey continues to combat a growing teacher shortage, this new law will ensure that our members can meet […]