New Jersey teachers are no longer required to take a basic skills test in reading, writing and math to get a license under new bipartisan legislation Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law last year ...

Teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic reading, writing and mathematics test to be eligible for public schools, according to a new law.

The New Jersey law eliminates the need for prospective teachers to take the Praxis Core Test, a basic skills test for reading, writing and math.

To address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, the New Jersey Education Association is campaigning for the end of a basic skills test for teachers.

A law prohibiting the New Jersey State Board of Examiners from requiring a basic reading, writing and mathematics test for teachers went into effect on Wednesday.