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…
NJDOE Continues to Illegally Revise NJ Graduation Policies
The NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) is continuing its practice of revising high school graduation policies on an…
STUDENTS SUE TO FORCE NJDOE TO ADOPT NEW GRADUATION RULES
Newark, NJ, September 1, 2015 – On September 1, several New Jersey students and their families filed a…
NJ GRAD RATES REMAIN STRONG
A new report shows that New Jersey continues to be among the nation’s leaders in high school graduation…
NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REGULATIONS EXPECTED
In response to concerns raised by Education Law Center (ELC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of NJ…
PARCC BRINGS MAJOR EXPANSION OF TESTING FOR NJ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The start of the 2014-15 school year has put the spotlight on the new Common Core standards and…
TESTING CONCERNS GROW AS PARCC PHASE-IN BEGINS
As another testing season winds down in New Jersey schools, policymakers are wrestling with a test of their…
COMMISSIONER SAYS NEW TESTS WILL NOT BE TIED TO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
In a potentially significant move away from high stakes exit testing, NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has announced…