NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards were developed in 1996, for seven areas of content and five workplace readiness standards. Every five years they undergo revision, as required by NJ law.  The revised (2002-2004) standards may be accessed via the Office of Academic and Professional Standards and in the NJPEP standards matrix format.

Frameworks have been developed for each content area and for each grade grouping in order to assist with implementation of the standards, as well as for dealing with inclusion and how to manage instruction. Search frameworks activities off NJDOE or NJPEP.

Test specifications have been developed for those content areas which are currently projected to be assessed: language arts literacy, mathematics, and science. Test specifications have not yet all been revised to parallel the new version of standards. There are some new test specifications:
* mathematics grades 3 & 4, and 5 - 7,
** language arts literacy grades 3 & 4, and
*** science grade 4.

Sample tests are available on NJDOE's assessment web site and on NJPEP's assessment page similar sample questions are available from across the United States for
* Gr 3 & 4,
** Gr 5 - 7,
*** MS,
*** HS
These may be used as model questions and tests for teachers, and may be used as practice by students.