IS NJ HEADED FOR ANOTHER GRADUATION MELTDOWN?
By Stan Karp The resumption of graduation testing after a two-year pandemic suspension has put New Jersey high…
ELC URGES NJ STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REJECT PROPOSED GRADUATION RULES
Plan would impose new 11th-grade test and put new restrictions on alternatives July 28, 2021 Education Law Center…
ELC CALLS ON MURPHY ADMINISTRATION TO WAIVE GRADUATION TEST FOR CLASS OF 2022
Incoming Seniors Lost Opportunities Guaranteed Under Court Settlement Education Law Center is calling on the Administration of Governor…
NJDOE PLANS TO RESUME GRADUATION TESTING
New 11th-Grade Test on the Way, ‘Opt Outs’ Can’t Graduate The NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) is planning…
STATE BOARD SET TO RESTRICT HIGH SCHOOL TEST OPT OUTS
A last minute change to an assessment proposal pending before the NJ State Board of Education (State Board)…
ELC URGES GOVERNOR TO SEEK WAIVER OF FEDERAL TESTING MANDATES
Education Law Center is urging the administration of Governor Phil Murphy to apply for a waiver from federal…
HALF OF NJ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STILL HAVE NO GRADUATION RULES
Nearly two years after an appellate court struck down New Jersey’s high school graduation assessment rules, the State…
STATE BOARD PROPOSES NEW GRADUATION RULES FOR CLASS OF 2023 AND BEYOND
New 11th Grade Exam Would Replace 10th Grade Tests Ten months after an Appellate Court invalidated New Jersey’s…
AGREEMENT EXTENDS GRADUATION PATHWAYS FOR ALL CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
An agreement reached with the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) will provide clear pathways to graduation for…
SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN “IN LIMBO” AS TESTING SEASON BEGINS
As spring testing begins, high school sophomores and freshmen remain in limbo without clear rules for graduation—even though…