Lamont Repollet

Starting in a few years, state standardized tests won't be given to sophomores, but graduation tests for juniors will include geometry as well as Algebra I.

New Jersey's latest actions related to lead in school water: Tests every three years, a searchable database of reports and priority for infrastructure funds.

Rebuffing the Murphy administration, at least temporarily, the State Board of Education declined to green light changes to high school assessment program.

Cut scores for the new NJSLA-Science are still being finalized. For middle- and high-school students, scores below 60% may be deemed proficient.

The replacement of the tests formerly known as PARCC with an entirely new assessment probably won’t be complete in Gov. Phil Murphy’s four-year term.

The state could provide emergency aid to districts facing aid cuts. The Legislature could also allow bigger property tax hikes or new payroll taxes.

Around three-fourths of school districts that applied for extra state aid this year were turned down. Spending on emergency aid dropped by two-thirds.

In the 2017-2018 school year, 56 percent of New Jersey's 1.4 million students served were students of color, while teachers of color represented just 16 percent of the educator workforce.

29 High Schools in NJ will split $2 million in grant money.

The state Board of Education endorsed scaling back high school standardized exams from seven to five – but not to three, as the Murphy administration sought.