Murphy pressured to drop 'ridiculous' school standardized test
Some states have applied for a federal waiver to skip this spring's testing in schools, but New Jersey has not. Students might take the exams from home.
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Some states have applied for a federal waiver to skip this spring's testing in schools, but New Jersey has not. Students might take the exams from home.
WHYY By Melanie Bavaria, Chalkbeat Philadelphia January 26, 2021 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo) This article originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia. — Pennsylvania child care providers, advocates, and key legislators renewed pleas to Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration last week to release $302 million in federal aid — but change how it is distributed to child care centers. Every week, child care centers are being forced to lay off workers or face closure due to soaring costs and a...
NJ's parents, teachers, school aministrators are concerned about a drop-off in cognitive ability known as learning loss, but local buy-in for tests is rare