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NJ Education Commissioner Discusses PARCC Changes, Plans for New Statewide Assessment at Joint Assembly & Senate Education Committee Hearing

April 20, 2011 John de Rosier editorial cartoon

 

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Trenton NJ, With changes slated for the PARCC test as part of the plan by the Murphy administration to transition to a different statewide assessment, the Assembly and Senate Education committees held a joint hearing on Monday to hear from the commissioner of education about the proposed changes to ensure they do not interfere with the delivery of education in the state.

The committees invited New Jersey Commissioner of Education Dr. Lamont Repollet to discuss the department’s current policy on statewide assessments, its plans to transition into a new generation of tests and the use of student test scores to evaluate teacher performance.

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Groups sue to remove PARCC test as graduation requirement

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BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Several New Jersey civil rights and advocacy organizations have sued to stop the state from using exams called PARCC as a graduation requirement, arguing it will prevent disadvantaged students and students who boycott the test from graduating.

The Latino Action Network, the Latino Coalition of New Jersey, the Paterson Education Fund and the Education Law Center filed the lawsuit in the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court on Friday. The Education Law Center and American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey are representing the groups.

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