Superintendent: New Assessment Is “Educational Malpractice”

By Alyssa Riccardi

HOWELL –

Howell Township School

District Superintendent Joseph Isola has stated his opinion on the new statewide assessment, claiming it to be unnecessary and an extreme overreach.

At the recent Howell Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent/Curriculum and Personnel Bruce Preston gave a presentation on the relatively new state-run Start Strong testing.

According to Preston, the Start Strong assessment provides information to be used as a standards-based complement. The data is used in understanding where students are in terms of their readiness for the courses that they’re currently sitting in.

By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY –

“Save the Whales” has been a slogan since at least the 1970s, and now in 2023 it’s still being used by people concerned that offshore wind projects are leading to the deaths of these animals.

There have been several dead whales that have washed up on the shore in recent weeks, which makes animal lovers wonder if the number of whale deaths is actually higher. Could there be other dead whales that didn’t (Whale - See Page 4)