A successful innovation ecosystem requires a simultaneous presence of three indicators: capital, talent and business. NJBIA’s vision is for the Garden State to reclaim its stature as the innovation state; the home of economic vitality, business prosperity, workforce skill excellence and a great quality of life for New Jersey businesses and individuals. To that end, […]
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NJBIA: Include Career Tech Education in Preparing Students for College
Ensuring all students have career and technical education would be an asset for the Legislature’s efforts to make college more affordable and should play a prominent role in a proposed college readiness commission, the New Jersey Business & Industry Association said yesterday.
Affordable Path to College Crucial for Economic Growth
Earlier this month, NJ Spotlight published an article and interactive map, entitled “NJ Colleges: Where Students Pile on the Most Debt.” The article cited a study stating students at “colleges in New Jersey totaled almost $31,000 per borrower last year and close to two-thirds of all students had taken out at least one loan to […]
NJ’s Second Round of PARCC Scores Released
On Monday, Governor Christie and Commissioner Hespe released preliminary NJ’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment data. While individual student scores will not be available until the start of school in September, we congratulate New Jersey’s students, their parents and teachers for the great progress they have made on the […]