The annual statewide assessment report released by the New Jersey Department of Education Wednesday, 2/1/12, shows that the majority of students in grades three through eight as well as grade 11 are passing their standardized tests, based on scores from last spring. But certain at-risk subgroups, including special-education students, those with limited English proficiency, African-Americans and the economically disadvantaged, still lag behind at alarming rates. This is more dire in view of the looming 2014 deadline for districts to reach 100 percent proficiency in student test scores under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
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