New Jersey, after realizing how lame its old educational standards were, adopted new standards "that were sure to be much, much better than the old ones. Certainly, the new stuff couldn't be any worse than the current stuff and certainly couldn't hurt anything. I mean, these kids is pretty dang stupid," NJ's school board pres. said. "I know we gots it right now with these new rules and stuff. You just wait and see. We won't fail the future students like we failed all the previous students, which were about, oh, 30 million or so."
The Philadelphia Inquirer -- June 18, 2009
The New Jersey Board of Education yesterday adopted revised high school graduation standards that increase the rigor of students' math and science requirements, but not as much as some opponents had feared."
We have waited for this day with much excitement and anticipation," Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy said in a written statement after the vote. "
The daunting idea of transforming our high schools to meet the demands of the 21st century has been the subject of a thorough, open process that has taken place over many months."
Board President Josephine E. Hernandez said the standards would give all students access to the tools they need for the future no matter what district they attended.
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