New Jersey’s Adaptive Testing: A Field Test Without Federal Guardrails?
Last week, NJ21st reached out directly to the U.S. Department of Education to flag major concerns about New Jersey’s plan to roll out “NJSLA-Adaptive” testing this fall. We also shared the email with Commissioner Dehmer, Governor Murphy and the NJ BOE through Director Shoener, asking for clarity on whether this shift complies with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)....
NJ Education Report Amplifies Call for Clarity on Adaptive Testing
Laura Waters of New Jersey Education Report adds to the questions surrounding New Jersey’s planned adaptive testing rollout. You can Read It Here.
Open Letter to Commissioner Dehmer Regarding Concerns About NJSLA-Adaptive Rollout
Last week, the New Jersey Department of Education announced plans to move to a new kind of state testing called NJSLA-Adaptive. Starting in the 2025–26 school year, students will take computer-based tests that adjust in difficulty as they go. On the surface, this sounds like progress. But as an organization that’s spent years tracking how schools report student outcomes, we...
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