A small state serving a large and increasing number of students, New Jersey has been home to innovative and experimental reforms in education in recent years, including an unprecedented financial investment in struggling districts, teacher support systems, and a growing value placed on stakeholder engagement in policy decisions. Partners for works with a diverse group of advocates and policy-makers in the state, including former Commissioners.
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More Resources & Tools on New Jersey

Process and Protest – Summer 2017 Report 
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Have State Engagement Efforts Under ESSA Been Meaningful?
We are excited to share Process and Protest, a report exploring how thoughtful, meaningful, structured, and ongoing engagement among a variety of stakeholders is essential to learn more >

NJDOE ESSA Handouts 
In an effort to support the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) as they engaged with a group of stakeholders with representatives from across the education landscape, Partners for produced a series of “Handouts” focusing on sections of ESSA of particular relevance to their input learn more >

ESSA: Implications for Equity 
In an effort to understand the implications of ESSA in our Anchor States, Partners for developed a series of reports summarizing expectations and opportunities under ESSA and their implications in the Pre-ESSA landscape in each state.
California
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
Mississippi
New Jersey
Ohio