=== NJ Adaptive Testing Roll Out===

New Jersey’s Adaptive Testing: A Field Test Without Federal Guardrails?

Date: 2025-08-25
Raises concerns that the NJSLA-Adaptive rollout, labeled as a “field test,” may not meet federal ESSA requirements for comparability, subgroup reporting, and accountability. Notes lack of transparency and risks of resetting baselines.
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https://nj21st.com/2025/08/25/new-jerseys-adaptive-testing-a-field-test-without-federal-guardrails/

NJ Education Report Amplifies Call for Clarity on Adaptive Testing

Date: 2025-08-18
Highlights Laura Waters’ reporting in the New Jersey Education Report, which echoed NJ21st’s concerns and called for clearer communication around the adaptive test rollout.
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https://nj21st.com/2025/08/18/nj-education-report-amplifies-call-for-clarity-on-adaptive-testing/

Open Letter to Commissioner Dehmer Regarding Concerns About NJSLA-Adaptive Rollout

Date: 2025-08-16
Publishes NJ21st’s open letter urging Commissioner Dehmer to address transparency, comparability, and subgroup accountability issues before the adaptive testing field test begins.
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https://nj21st.com/2025/08/16/open-letter-to-commissioner-dehmer-regarding-concerns-about-njsla-adaptive-rollout/