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Committee backs shorter alternate-route training for career and technical teachers

Senate Education Committee · June 5, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 4515 would reduce alternate‑route instruction hours for career and technical education (CTE) teachers, a change supporters say will ease recruitment of industry professionals into teaching; the committee released the bill after testimony from vocational administrators and teacher‑prep faculty.

Senate Bill 4515, advanced by the Senate Education Committee on June 5, would limit certain certification requirements for career and technical education teachers, effectively shortening the alternate‑route training hours required for certification.

Jackie Burke of the New Jersey Council…

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