IMPORTANT! TIME SENSITIVE! MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 16 CALL YOUR 2 NJ ASSEMBLY MEMBERS - VOTE YES ON A.3081 A.3081 THAT CREATES AN EDUCATION REFORM REVIEW TASK FORCE ADDRESSING COMMON CORE/PARCC. IT IS SPONSORED BY 21 DEMOCRATS AND 7 REPUBLICANS: MCHOSE; SPACE; SCHEPISI; RIBLE; S. KEAN; C.A. BROWN; CASAGRANDE, THAT UNANIMOUSLY PASSED OUT OF THE BI-PARTISAN NEW JERSEY STATE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE. PRESENTLY, A.3081 IS THE SOLE PIECE OF COMMON CORE/PARCC LEGISLATION IN NEW JERSEY THAT CAN *FINALLY* AND THOROUGHLY EXAMINE, VIA A TASK FORCE, THE MANY FACETS OF COMMON CORE AND HOW IT IMPACTS STUDENT LEARNING; PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE COSTS TO THE TAXPAYER AND LOCAL DISTRICTS; STUDENT DATA MINING; THE IMPACT OF EXCESSIVE/HIGH STAKES TESTING ON STUDENTS AND TEACHERS; A COMPARISON OF CURRENT STANDARDS VS. COMMON CORE; AND WELL PUBLICIZED STATEWIDE PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH ADEQUATE ADVANCE NOTICE SO THAT PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND TAXPAYERS CAN TESTIFY AND NOT JUST STAKEHOLDERS. ITS WEAKNESS IS THAT IT DOES NOT YET DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS/PARCC ASSESSMENTS WHILE THE TASK FORCE IS UNDERWAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. FIND YOUR LEGISLATOR HERE: njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp HERE IS A LINK TO THE TEXT OF THE BILL: njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/A3500/3081_U1.HTM
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:52:49 +0000
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