You can have a voice in developing NJ’s student learning standards (NJSLS) in Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills; Science; Computer Science and Design Thinking; World Languages; Visual and Performing Arts; and the New Jersey Preschool Teaching and Learning? Here’s how! The New Jersey State Board of Education is inviting public input on proposed updates to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) in:
- Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills
- Science
- Computer Science and Design Thinking
- World Languages
- Visual and Performing Arts
- New Jersey Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards
The Department of Education will present draft revisions to the State Board at its meetings on November 5 and December 3, 2025. Following the initial draft revisions, the State Board will host three regional hearings to gather public feedback.
- Northern Region: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 6:00 P.M.–8:00 P.M
Essex County Donald M. Payne Jr. School of Technology, Father Edwin D. Leahy Auditorium, 498-544 West Market Street, Newark, NJ 07107
- Central Region: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 1:00 P.M. –3:00 P.M.
New Jersey Department of Education, 100 River View Plaza, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
- Southern Region: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 11:00 A.M. –1:00 P.M
Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Main Lecture Hall Southern Regional Hearing
Camden County College Connector Building, Room 105, Civic Hall, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012