New graduation exam format makes year-over-year comparisons unclear, as redesign alters the difficulty of questions from student to student

An educator calls on Gov. Murphy to honor campaign promise to end 'exit testing' for high school seniors

Although State Board of Education vote was almost unanimous, some members expressed reservations

New Jersey Education commissioner Lamont Repollet sat down with NJ Spotlight's John Mooney this week to talk about the new school year and his priorities ...

This past school year, 58% met or exceeded expectations on English Language Arts exams, while just 44% of students passed math exams.

At the NJ Spotlight forum "Defining the Diploma," participants discuss the value of a diploma and how educators can keep up with the demands of ...

No current high school students will have to pass the PARCC exam to graduate.

Using the PARCC exam as a graduation requirement has been the issue of debate since it was first implemented. Now, legislators are trying to determine ...

Silk City schools are at least a year away from the state allowing self-governance.

After mounting pressure from a grassroots parents group, a bill to change standardized testing requirements is pulled at the last minute.

In an unanimous decision in a three-judge appellate court panel, the PARCC test was struck down as violating state law. The court gave the Department ...

PARCC scores in Camden are up -- is the state takeover the reason?

Murphy was in Carteret to announce $20.6 million in state to expand pre-K classes to 31 eligible districts. He then turned to questions about marijuana ...

Legislative leaders expressed exasperation at a Joint Education Committee meeting as they asked Gov. Phil Murphy’s education commissioner, Lamont Repollet, to slow down on implementing ...

Gov. Phil Murphy says he will phase out the controversial PARCC test. What will replace it?

Gov. Phil Murphy announced his plan to phase out the PARCC exam with education commissioner Lamont Repollet at his side. Since the exam's introduction in ...

Bitterness lingers, and after two-plus generations under state control, kids struggle. PARCC test scores remain low, but graduation rates have nearly doubled since 2009.

Murphy conducted his first town hall to a friendly crowd at Paramus High School.

Governor-elect Murphy nominates Lamont Repollet as education commissioner before kicking off events leading up to inauguration day.

NJ Spotlight's John Mooney discusses the state of public education in New Jersey and how the upcoming gubernatorial election could impact funding, PARCC and charter ...