NJ to pilot early testing for kindergarten
As part of the Christie administration’s latest push for early literacy, the state is launching a pilot program for testing children as they enter kindergarten.
New Jersey has enlisted six school districts and a charter school to test out the new “kindergarten entry assessment” (KEA), which will measure children for basic academic and social development.
Nearly 50 teachers and administrators in the districts began training in August to learn to use a commercial assessment tool called Teaching Strategies GOLD.
New Jersey joins Delaware, Colorado and Washington in using the new assessment tool, the companyannounced this month. State officials said they chose the Maryland-based company’s program because it is easy to use and aligns with the national Common Core State Standards. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
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