the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, many parents assume their children are mastering essential math skills, but the reality may shock you. In Montclair, one-third of fifth graders can’t pass math at grade level. Across New Jersey, math proficiency rates are declining, even in high-performing suburban districts.
The Reality of Math Education in New Jersey
A recent analysis from the Education Recovery Scorecard reveals that New Jersey ranks 43rd in COVID math recovery, with students, on average, two-thirds of a grade level behind 2019 levels. The achievement gap has widened by 25% over the last decade, one of the most dramatic in the country.
Even in top-rated school districts, the numbers are alarming:
- Montclair: 36% of fifth graders and 62% of Algebra students are below grade level.
- Princeton: More than 25% of fourth graders can’t do math at grade level.
- Cherry Hill: Half of fifth graders are below grade level.
Why Parents Are Unaware
A recent poll found that 89% of parents believe their children are at or above grade level in math. However, inflated report card grades and high school diplomas mask the true proficiency gap. Research from Learning Heroes shows that 80% of students receive B’s or higher, even when their skills don’t match grade-level standards.
Key Reforms Needed:
- Transparent Grading: Report cards should reflect true mastery of grade-level skills rather than broad, inflated grades.
- Faster Test Results: NJ standardized test scores are released seven months after testing—too late for effective intervention. Results should be available within weeks.
- Diploma Reform: High school diplomas should signify college and career readiness, not just completion. In 2023, only 56% of NJ juniors were truly “graduation ready,” yet 90% received diplomas.
The Bottom Line: Parents Deserve the Truth
Just as you expect honest feedback from a doctor, you deserve accurate, timely information about your child’s education. Without it, students miss out on critical support, limiting their future opportunities in STEM, finance, and other career paths.
It’s time for New Jersey parents to wake up, demand transparency, and ensure every child receives the math education they need to succeed.
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And in Ridgewood, four out of three kids don’t understand fractions.
And in America the vast majority don’t understand you can’t keep spending money when you are 37 trillion in debt.
we need to focus on the 3R’s and not CRT and DEI
Funny how all those highly educated teachers and administrators that come out of the most elite teaching colleges think otherwise. Are you saying you know better than them?
“highly educated teachers and administrators” and “elite teaching colleges “…lol results say otherwise , and no such thing as an “elite teaching colleges “.
please name them and tell me who in our school system are graduates???
Oh, I see. You think that the teachers in your schools just come up with their own syllabi and teaching modalities. No, that’s not how it works.
No i didn’t say that , lets not lie you made this absurd claim, “highly educated teachers and administrators” and “elite teaching colleges “…lol results say otherwise , and no such thing as an “elite teaching colleges “.
and I asked you to name the schools and the graduates in our system
please name them and tell me who in our school system are graduates???
It’s not an absurd claim. What’s absurd is denying what’s de facto.
Names? All of them. ALL. If you’re a teacher, and your teacher training certification programs were designed by those people. So while you may not have been good enough to graduate from Columbia, the people who determine what, and how you teach, probably did.
So, again, what makes you think you, or any one else, knows better than the experts? The answer’s much simpler once you subtract your stupid ego from the equation.
so you don’t know and your claim is bogus
Why teach kids when the academic “elites” can use kids to advance the cycle of oppression?
Explain this to the aptly named WOOD above.
Although the Civil Rights Movement was making gains, a radical fraction of those in the movement rejected the CRM. Malcolm X was once one of those radicals, but he to realized that oppressive forces transcended race. He also realized no gains would be made through equally oppressive terms or violence.
This radical fraction found its way into universities across the US- Harvard and Columbia, being two of the original schools where Critical Race Theory emerged.
CRT has now found its way into academia, the legal system, politics, media and entertainment. CRT started in universities but is now prevalent in K-12 schools across the US. CRT bases their ideology on international law, especially anti-bias and racism. They reject the idea of neutrality. They appeal to censorship and oppressive ideology, essentially do unto others what was done to them. CRT sees the world through an oppressive vs. oppressed lens and manipulate the legal system to compel compliance for their views and only their way.
One reason why this is a major concern is because CRT is targeting children to advance their cause. They are also making more “victims” out of otherwise ordinary circumstances. This is problematic because there is a rise in depression and anxiety in young children. These children then go to psychologists who equally advocate for CRT ideology. Sure Social Media plays a role; however, it is more likely than not that the entire world is collapsing upon children rather than them being given guidance, direction, and a proper education to move forward into the larger world with confidence and enthusiasm.
If adults can’t see this, imagine being a young adult or child.
“If adults can’t see this, imagine being a young adult or child.”
KA-BOOM.
NJ public schools are failing due to liberal agendas!