High Stakes Testing
Parents and the public are fed up with the explosion of high-stakes testing in New Jersey. What is the difference between the NJSLA and PARCC? The New Jersey Student Learning…
Joint statement of NJASA, NJPSA and NJEA on standardized testing delay, need for full waiver application
Earlier today, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) announced that it is delaying the beginning of this spring’s scheduled standardized testing window. Dr. Richard Bozza, executive director of the…
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February 11, 2021
Statewide Assessment – Facts & Actions
Over the past two years, Statewide standardized assessment in New Jersey has been in a constant state of flux. The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) and State Board of…
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December 20, 2019
Board Resolution
On Nov. 18, 2019, the Belleville Board of education adopted a resolution in favor of diminishing the role of testing in student evaluation. Your Board of Education can adopt this…
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December 3, 2019
Opinion: A child is more than a test score
NJEA President Marie Blistan recently penned a guest editorial on the detrimental effects of high-stakes testing published on nj.com. Read it here. Related NJEA member Ikechukwu Onyema gives a member's…
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November 19, 2019
More Testing Does Not Equal Higher Standards
We are all familiar with the adage, “You cannot fatten a pig by merely weighing it.” Despite this, policymakers in our state and throughout the country insist on focusing their…
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November 1, 2019
When 7 State Teachers of the Year talk about education, everyone should listen
As the New Jersey State Board of Education considers proposed revisions to the Standards and Assessment Code (N.J.A.C. 6A:8), seven New Jersey State Teachers of the Year wrote a joint…
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October 30, 2019
NJEA commends proposed reduction in state testing
NJEA commends the State Board of Education (SBOE) for its support yesterday of a proposal by the N.J. Department of Education (NJDOE) that will reduce testing at the high school…
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October 22, 2019
NJEA officers testify before SBOE commending PARCC changes
The State Board of Education held their monthly meeting in Trenton on Sept. 12, 2018. On the agenda was the discussion of several proposals from the New Jersey Department of…
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September 12, 2018
Murphy and Repollet slash PARCC percentage in teacher evaluation
Governor keeps campaign promise to parents, students and educators New Jersey Commissioner of Education Dr. Lamont Repollet today announced that PARCC scores will account for only five percent of a…
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August 31, 2018