Dorothy Philbin | CNBNews Contributor

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ–New Jersey 101.5 announced recently that the graduation exam will be made harder starting with this year’s junior class.  Fear not.  Despite all the panic there is really nothing to worry about. 

 The State Board of Education wants the passing grade to be set at 750 but the state Department of Education feels that score is too high and wants it lowered to 725, once again dumbing down our schools’ standards.  Even state Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex said “725 is just way too low. It makes me cringe…725 for me I think takes New Jersey [sic], lowers our standards.”  

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