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Carlson, Kenneth – 1978
Presented in this paper are the results of interviews undertaken in 1977 to determine who supported a new statewide minimum standards bill in New Jersey and why. The views of forty individuals who were selected on the basis of their active involvement in the statewide minimum standards issue, are summarized in statements following each of twelve…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Basic Skills
Download full textNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of General Academic Education. – 1991
The State of New Jersey has established core proficiencies for those courses most high school students take to meet state graduation requirements. The purpose of the core course proficiencies is to assure that students throughout the state taking similar courses are acquiring the same essential knowledge and skills. This document presents the core…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Foreign Culture
Johnson, Carl I. – 1986
This booklet describes the test development process used to upgrade New Jersey's basic skills competency test, the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT). Ninth-grade students in New Jersey public schools must pass this test of reading, writing, and mathematics skills in order to receive a state endorsed high school diploma. Test development…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, High Schools
New Jersey State Board of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1981
The 1981 statewide plan for higher education in New Jersey is presented. The following challenges for the future are briefly addressed: education in a technological society, liberal education for social change, the size and composition of the college population, public priorities and fiscal resources, the role of government, the Board and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, College Admission
