By John Mooney
With Christie veto almost certain, lawmakers wait to hear governor’s compromise solution
The legislative campaign to slow the state’s dive into the new online PARCC testing looked like it came to a halt yesterday, with all eyes now on the Christie administration to come up with an alternative.
The state Senate again held off final vote on a bill that would have created a task force to review the potential impact of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, and to delay any consequences for teachers in their evaluations for up to two years.
With Gov. Chris Christie almost sure to veto such a bill, legislators said the delayed vote was largely a move to give Christie an opportunity to put forward his promised compromise, likely to be a state regulation or an executive order — or both.
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