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Montclair schools say test scores are good, but there is room for improvement
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The newly released New Jersey Student Learning Assessment scores indicate that Montclair students continue to perform above the state average in math and language arts for grades three through 12, but Montclair school officials are concerned with relatively flat test scores at the middle school level, and a somewhat low participation rate...
Montclair reacts to PARCC appeals court decision
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The New Jersey Court of Appeals has declared the PARCC tests to be in violation of state law and the news has Montclair school officials wondering what’s next. On Dec. 31, the court ruled that the existing PARCC guidelines — which require students to take two PARCC tests in order to graduate — were in conflict with existing state law on testing. Currently, the
Montclair High School students take make-up PARCC tests over graduation requirements
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news New Jersey high school students, starting with the current junior class, will have to deal with the PARCC tests as a graduation requirement for the foreseeable future. More than 200 Montclair High School students — who do not have standardized test scores on file — will be taking PARCC exams this week and next week. The tes...
Montclair looks at test results, as state weighs PARCC changes
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news New Jersey will be phasing out two PARCC tests this year. The announcement came just as the Montclair schools released some preliminary data on the spring 2018 PARCC test results on Oct. 3. The State Board of Education voted to eliminate some of the PARCC requirements for high school students, and to allow students to pursue alternate assessments for graduatio
PARCC testing to take place in Montclair, amid pending legislation
It is coming up on the spring testing season for Montclair and other New Jersey school districts, as the state moves into its second year of administering the PARCC tests in the classroom. The PARCC test is expected to become a more prominent part of the graduation requirements for New Jersey high school students over the next few years, but a couple of pieces of proposed legislation are hoping to