NJ Spotlight published the following article on April 8, 2014. To read the full article, click here.
HESPE ASSURES SENATE PANEL PARCC IS ON TRACK, DESPITE LINGERING DOUBTS
JOHN MOONEY | APRIL 8, 2014Technology readiness remains largest concern, with recent reports showing only 70 percent of field trials were up to the task
Acting Education Commissioner David Hespe last week provided the latest word on both topics, when he spoke before the state Senate budget committee. He discussed whether districts were up to the demands of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) — a statewide assessment of students using online testing
PARCC is being field tested in more than 1,000 New Jersey schools this spring, and will go statewide in grades 3-11 in 2015.