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Governor Murphy, Acting Commissioner Allen-McMillan Announce "The Road Forward" Initiative to Mitigate Challenges to Students, Educators, and School Districts Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic

New grant programs will make $1.2 billion available for districts to address student educational and mental health needs Murphy Administration will also request a statewide assessment waiver from the federal government

TRENTON- Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) Acting Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan today announced "The Road Forward," a series of coordinated policy initiatives that dramatically expand the Administration's efforts to identify and address the academic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 on New Jersey students and educators.

As part of this coordinated initiative, $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds will be made available to districts, including grants dedicated specifically to research-based instructional and mental health interventions. Additionally, the Governor and Acting Commissioner announced that the Administration is seeking public comment and will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to waive federal requirements to administer statewide assessments this spring.

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