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Major Changes on Way for New Jersey's High School Tests

Details still scarce, but administration suspends graduation requirement as it begins move to Common Core, PARCC

by John Mooney, NJSpotlight.com

For the first time since 1989, New Jersey will next year suspend its requirement that high school graduates pass a state test in language arts and math to receive their diplomas.

But that doesn't mean there will be fewer tests, just that they'll be used for different purposes.

For instance, current eighth, ninth, and 10th graders will be tested in language arts and math now in three separate tests, and while passing the exams will not be required for graduation, the scores will be included in a student’s permanent transcript.

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When the tests will once again be a prerequisite for a diploma is still to be determined.

The Christie administration is starting to plan for the new era of testing that will begin in 2014-2015, as part of the state’s alignment with the national Common Core State Standards.

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