Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
update from
Roberta Braverman,
NJAGC Advocacy Vice President advocacy@njagc.org
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Meeting with DOE - August 2017
On August 7, 2017, Our Advocacy team wrote a letter in support of a waiver request that NJDOE sent to US DOE.
The waiver will maintain existing assessment policies, which allow middle school students to take Algebra I, Algebra II or Geometry end-of-course assessments commensurate with their course of study instead of the grade-level mathematics assessment
Read more about our waiver note
Meeting with DOE - July 2017
THE PRESENCE OF STATE POLICY FOR GIFTED EDUCATION IS A SIGNIFICANT EQUALIZER OF OPPORTUNITIES
With no specific mandate of guidelines for gifted programs at the federal level, states assume responsibility for meeting the needs of gifted students, thus elevating the need for strong state policy that is informed by research and best practice.
(State Policy in Gifted Education, Lord and Swanson, 2016)
With no specific mandate of guidelines for gifted programs at the federal level, states assume responsibility for meeting the needs of gifted students, thus elevating the need for strong state policy that is informed by research and best practice.
(State Policy in Gifted Education, Lord and Swanson, 2016)
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| Advocacy Meeting with DOE_July 2017 |
DOE Accountability Meeting - June 2017
Review the role of data in Title 1
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| DOE Accountability June 2017 |