BY JOHN MOONEY
Star-Ledger Staff

The Corzine administration has reversed earlier plans to abolish the state's controversial alternative high school exam, and instead will suggest tightening how the test is administered and scored.

After several months of study, state Education Commissioner Lucille Davy this morning will present to the state Board of Education a resolution retaining an alternative test similar to the Special Review Assessment used by one in eight to graduate.

Although details remain sketchy, Davy said the revamped test would be administered under more controlled rules and scored outside the students' home districts.

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