NJ Spotlight published the following article on May 7, 2014. To read the full article, click here.
CAN THIS REALLY BE THE END FOR NJASK IN GARDEN STATE’S SCHOOLS?
JOHN MOONEY | MAY 7, 2014In its last iteration, the state’s decade-old test is serving as a transition to PARCC and Common Core
After nearly a decade as New Jersey’s main state test for public schools, the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge — known simply as “NJASK” — is taking its final bow this month.
The test is underway this week in more than 2,000 elementary and middle schools, with students from grades 3 to 8 sitting through four days of language arts and math evaluations.
And that will pretty much be it for the venerable NJASK.
Next year, the state moves to a new generation of online testing with its own acronym: PARCC. (It stands for the Partnership of Assessment for the Readiness of College and Careers, a consortium of 16 participating states, plus Washington, D.C.)