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Committee advances Lily Lux nomination for education commissioner after policy‑heavy hearing on learning recovery and school funding
Summary
Lily Lux, nominee for New Jersey education commissioner, told the Senate Judiciary Committee she plans to prioritize literacy, expanded pre‑K, mental health and teacher recruitment; senators probed testing, pandemic recovery and school funding, and the committee released her nomination for full Senate consideration.
Lily Lux, nominated to oversee New Jersey public education, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 19 that her leadership would be guided by three principles: the belief that all students can learn, that the department should support—not burden—schools, and that actions must be taken with urgency to address pandemic‑era learning loss.
Lux emphasized literacy and high‑impact tutoring as central recovery tools and said the Department of Education…
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