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.
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.
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.