By John Mooney and Colleen O’Dea

As NJ moves to Common Core, marginal changes are good news, some states see ratings plummet

The release of New Jersey’s test scores is an annual rite of passage for public schools, an instant snapshot of success — or not so much — over the past year.

And as the state phases out one era of school testing and enters a new one, the Christie administration is saying that staying level is good enough for now.

The state Department of Education yesterday released the school-by-school scores on the state’s NJASK tests for elementary and middle schools and the HSPA graduation test for the high schools.

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