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Bergen County Career and Technical Education school in Paramus Breaks Ground

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photos courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco

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Paramus NJ, according to Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco , “as we look to the future of what education should be, it is critical to anticipate the needs not just in education, but in the workforce. Part of that is understanding that there are thousands of high paying jobs out there that are technical in nature but don’t require a college degree. Well, yesterday, the County’s Technical School District celebrated the groundbreaking of a milestone project to construct a new Career and Technical Education school in Paramus that supports that goal and will help ensure that Bergen County continues to remain competitive in the 21st century global economy. The new CTE school will support alternative paths and build a more inclusive education system, with something for every single student, all while helping ensure Bergen County remains competitive in the 21st century global economy.”

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PARCC Refuseniks Face Major Set back

April 20, 2011 John de Rosier editorial cartoon

May 24,2018

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Ridgewood Nj, from “It takes  a Ridgewood Village Facebook page ;

“Please join me in contacting Mr. Jeffrey Hauger, Director of the Office of Assessments for the NJ State Department of Education as we have just been notified that students in the class of 2020 no longer meet graduation requirements if they did not take the PARCC this year. The previous requirements meant that if you took the PARCC ELA Grade 9 and PARCC Algebra 1 and passed, you had met the requirements.

The Department of Education did not notify RHS of the updated requirements until after our tests were already administered, forcing them to be partially re-administered next week. Our school has tried unsuccessfully to appeal this decision and it has been denied. I have many issues with this test, but I really have an issue with them continually adjusting their requirements. Enough. He can be reached at 609-376-3960 or jeffrey.hauger@doe.nj.gov “