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Department proposes major revisions to Chapter 8 standards and assessments, including graduation pathways, Option 2 guidance, and AI curriculum pilots
Summary
The Department of Education presented proposed readoption and amendments to Chapter 8 (standards and assessment) to strengthen career readiness, add transparency and accountability measures, expand graduation pathways (including ASVAB/industry credential options), allow flexible science crediting, and pilot AI‑focused CTE grants.
State education officials presented a detailed proposal to readopt and amend New Jersey Administrative Code Chapter 6A:8 (standards and assessment), describing changes the department says will strengthen alignment between standards, curriculum, and the statewide assessment system.
Department presenters said the proposed revisions would update terminology (replacing "21st century skills" with "contextual learning"), codify transparency requirements so districts make curricula publicly available, increase student access to advanced coursework (AP, dual enrollment, CTE), and introduce or clarify pathways and instruments for graduation portfolio appeals—explicitly adding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and industry value credentials as examples students may use to…
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