ED ADVOCATES CHALLENGE NJDOE ON SECONDARY REFORM COSTS
NEW MANDATES, NO NEW RESOURCES June 11, 2009 – Newark, NJ Despite deepening state and local budget crises,…
SUPPORT FOR URBAN SCHOOLS MISSING FROM NJDOE SECONDARY PROPOSALS
The following testimony was presented to the State Board of Education on April 15 by Stan Karp, Director…
HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN EFFORT NEEDS NEW DIRECTION
At the September 17 meeting of the New Jersey State Board of Education, Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy…
NJ MISSTEPS ON SECONDARY REFORM PLAN
NEW TESTS, NO NEW RESOURCES On April 25, the New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee released its…
STATE BOARD VOTES TO RETAIN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO GRADUATION
At its March 19 meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education passed a resolution to retain and…
ELC SUPPORTS PLAN TO RETAIN ALTERNATIVE GRADUATION ASSESSMENT
Statement to New Jersey State Board of Education 1/9/08Re Intent to Amend the Standards and Assessment for Student…
New Jersey’s Special Review Assessment: Loophole Or Lifeline?
New Report Calls For Reforming, Not Eliminating, The State’s Alternative Graduation Test Newark, NJ — August 22, 2007…
ABBOTT TEST SCORES HOLDING STEADY SEVERAL DISTRICTS FORGING AHEAD
BUT STATE NEEDS TO EVALUATE WHAT WORKS Newark, NJ — February 7, 2007 Analysis of the 2006 standardized…
URBAN SCHOOLS SHOW IMPROVEMENTS
NEED TO TAKE ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFORM New Jersey’s urban – or “Abbott” – schools have…
Beyond the Tests: Supporting Higher Standards for Our Urban Schools
Published by the Trenton Times March 7, 2006 By STAN KARP Education Law Center Last week, U.S. Education…