State education officials will no longer use a standardized test question that asked third-graders to reveal a secret and write about why it was difficult to keep, the Associated Press reports. The question appeared on the writing portion of some versions of the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge given to third-graders this past week. And it drew criticism from some parents, who thought it was inappropriate. The state Department of Education said the question was reviewed and approved by it and a panel of teachers. It said Friday the question was only being tried out and would not count in the students’ scores. But after further review, Department of Education spokesman Justin Barra said, the question won’t be included in future tests…
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