State: NJ's school report card isn't going to make it's parents happy!

New Jersey's middle school students don't look like they are straight A students this year! "About 30 percent of the 7th graders failed language arts and 35 percent failed math." Many middle school students didn't make it past the proficient grade for the NJ ASK. A third of all the students failing language arts and math, that's not good. What the NJEA should do is give a better learning curriculum to the teachers. I think the teachers of my school are excellent, but maybe the teachers of other schools aren't as great. "The change in scores is part of a conscious effort to identify middle school students who might need extra help preparing for high school." I do not think this could help at all. If a teacher is good at teaching and can help a student with problems, the student will be a smart person. Whatever happens, however, is the NJEA's decision.

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