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New Jersey
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his spring, New Jersey's students will face a new round of tests tied to the state's content standards. But the American Federation of Teachers says the standards, at least in English and social studies, need to be clearer and more specific. New Jersey's accountability system is designed to hold districts responsible for the academic performance of their schools, and targets incentives and interventions accordingly. To help settle a long-running school finance case, however, the state is investing seriously in whole-school reform in its poorest schools. This year, the state pumped $279 million into urban districts to put their spending on par with some of the wealthiest districts in the state, a change not reflected in the data we used to grade equity.
* NOTE: The equity grade is based on 1994-95 data, the most recent available.
? indicates the state did not participate in national assessment, survey, or data collection.
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