LATEST PARCC RESULTS CONFIRM NEED TO REJECT NEW GRADUATION RULES
In late July, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) released statewide results from the 2017 PARCC exams given…
ASSEMBLY REJECTS RULES REQUIRING PARCC FOR GRADUATION
On March 16, the NJ State Assembly voted 67 to 3, with 2 abstentions, to reject state regulations…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS PRESS CHALLENGE TO ILLEGAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Civil rights and parent advocacy groups are advancing their legal challenge to the new graduation rules adopted by…
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…