N.J. renews support for Common Core learning goals
Wednesday February 12, 2014, 9:43 PM
BY LESLIE BRODY
STAFF WRITER
The Record
The state Board of Education voted on Wednesday to express its commitment to the Common Core, a set of guidelines for what children should learn that has sparked opposition from some parents.
The standards, adopted by New Jersey in 2010 and phased into classrooms more recently, face critics from various points of the political spectrum nationwide. Some argue that they represent federal overreach. Others say they overemphasize testing or will be too daunting for already struggling students.
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