A group of parents from Verona and neighboring towns are holding an educational event on the Common Core State Standards Initiative on Saturday, February 21.
The Common Core is a nationwide educational initiative that aims to define what students from kindergarten through high school should know in language arts and math in each grade. Progress on the Common Core will be measured by a standardized test call the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers), which will be given in New Jersey schools beginning this spring.
The February 21 event will feature Dr. Duke Pesta and Mary Calamia. Pesta is an experienced educational reformer, university professor and high school teacher, and the academic director of FreedomProject Education. He has delivered more than 280 talks in over 33 states on the Common Core. Calamia is a practicing psychotherapist from New York who speaks at educational forums. Â
The event will be held at 1 p.m. at the Bethwood, 38 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa. Tickets are $5 per person and organizers are looking for attendees to reserve their seats by February 11. To purchase tickets, e-mail [email protected] or call Patricia or Lori at 862.227.6953.
