NJ GRAD RATE RISES, BUT BIG PROBLEM LOOMS
The NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) 2016 graduation report contains good news: the high school graduation rate rose…
NEW DATA SHOWS NEED TO REVISE NJDOE GRADUATION POLICIES
Newly released data from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) shows that only 9% of seniors passed…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE USING PARCC TESTS FOR GRADUATION
Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school…
NJDOE’S PROPOSED GRADUATION RULES VIOLATE NJ’S GRADUATION STATUTE
ELC, ACLU-NJ Urge State Board to Reject Graduation Testing Plan Months after a lawsuit challenged the New Jersey…
NJDOE DATA SHOWS MORE STUDENTS USING PORTFOLIO PROCESS TO GRADUATE
ELC PRESSES FOR MORE COMPLETE DATA The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has released the first data…
GRADUATION CASE SETTLEMENT PROVIDES PROTECTIONS FOR CLASS OF 2016
NJDOE Agrees To Adopt Rules For New Graduation Testing Requirements; Legality Of New Testing Requirement Still At Issue New…
JOINT COMMITTEE HEARS ELC PRESENTATION ON GRADUATION ISSUES
At the invitation of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Stan Karp, Education Law Center’s Director of…
THOUSANDS OF NJ SENIORS AT RISK OF NOT GRADUATING THIS JUNE
Last month, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) proudly announced that the state’s high school graduation rate had…
NJ PARCC RESULTS RAISE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT ON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Statewide results of the new PARCC tests, released by the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) on October 20,…
NJDOE GRADUATION PROPOSALS PUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AT RISK
The NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) proposed high school graduation policies will narrow opportunities for students who are…