This article is part three in a series of articles on Brick's school system we will feature this week on Brick Patch. Monday, we examined the state's progress ranking for our district. On Tuesday, we featured a breakdown of the scores, and today, we will look into which schools are in need of improvement according to the state. Seven schools in the Brick Township school district were classified by the state as being in need of improvement last year pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind law, state data shows. Some improved test scores for the 2011-12 school year, but others did not. …

This article is part two in a series of articles on Brick's school system we will feature this week on Brick Patch. On Monday, we examined the state's progress ranking for our district. Today, we are featuring a breakdown of the scores, and on Wednesday, we will look into which schools are in need of improvement according to the state. Though several Brick schools are not making annual yearly progress according to test results as calculated by the state, the vast majority of Brick students receive proficient or higher scores on standardized tests and, in nearly all cases, surpass the …

This article is part one in a series of articles on Brick's school system we will feature this week on Brick Patch. Today, we examine the state's progress ranking for our district. On Tuesday, we will feature a breakdown of the scores, and on Wednesday, we will look into which schools are in need of improvement according to the state. Brick's students last year scored slightly better, in some cases, and slightly worse, in some cases, than the previous year on state standardized tests, but the district as a whole had several schools fail to achieve what the state terms "adequate yearly …