JACKSON, NJ – A New Jersey elected official says a recent exchange at a local business with a young cashier is a sign that teachers in the state aren’t doing their jobs.
On Tuesday, Jackson Township Councilman Steven Chisolm blasted the public school system in Jackson and New Jersey, saying a young cashier at a local business couldn’t do simple math to figure out how much change to give.
Chisolm went on to say school teachers are failing students in math and that school should “teach math” after he had to lose a dollar during the confusing transaction.
While the U.S. Department of Education shows math scores for middle and high school students dropping since the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey ranks well above the national average in math.
According to the federal government, A dip in math scores reflects a change in the testing standards, which introduced equations with nonround numbers in 2022.
New Jersey, according to national figures on file with the Department of Education is ranked third in the nation when it comes to educating children in public schools.