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Trending education law issue: Opting out of PARCC Assessment?

February 10, 2015 10:34 am Published by Comments Off on Trending education law issue: Opting out of PARCC Assessment?

Are you in or are you out? While quite different than vaccinations, New Jersey parents are now considering whether to have their children opt-out of taking the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Assessment. The PARCC Assessment is the examination the State of New Jersey utilizes to meets its requirement, under the Federal No Child Left […]


NFL adopts tougher domestic violence policy

September 3, 2014 9:00 am Published by Comments Off on NFL adopts tougher domestic violence policy

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has admitted he was wrong for suspending Baltimore running back Ray Rice for only the first two games of the season. The suspension came after Rice assaulted his then fiancé, Janay Palmer, back in February, in Atlantic City, NJ. The running back for the Baltimore Ravens pleaded not guilty to third degree aggravated assault in May […]