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THOUSANDS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS REMOVED FROM NJ’S OFFICIAL FEDERAL GRADUATION RATE
Published on: August 10, 2022
The change is the result of two factors: the state’s “exit test” to earn a diploma, and the USED will no longer allow IEP waivers from the testing requirement to be included in the federal graduation rate.
TIME TO DITCH NEW JERSEY’S HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM?
Published on: August 8, 2022
For the third time in four years, NJ’s graduation testing requirement has been suspended, most recently by the State Legislature.
NJ’S FAILURE TO FOLLOW GRADUATION AGREEMENT PUTS DIPLOMAS AT RISK FOR THOUSANDS
Published on: April 12, 2022
After a two-year pandemic suspension, NJ has resumed “exit testing” for high school diplomas; now high school seniors and school districts are scrambling to file portfolio appeals.
MURPHY ADMINISTRATION ROLLS OUT NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST
Published on: February 8, 2022
The State Board of Education voted to set the passing level for the new test at 750, rejecting a lower score of 725 recommended by the NJDOE.
IS NJ HEADED FOR ANOTHER GRADUATION MELTDOWN?
Published on: January 27, 2022
The resumption of graduation testing after a two-year pandemic suspension has put NJ high schools on the path to another graduation crisis.
ELC URGES NJ STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REJECT PROPOSED GRADUATION RULES
Published on: July 28, 2021
The plan would mandate a new 11th-grade state graduation test starting next spring and place new restrictions on alternatives for satisfying the assessment requirement.
ELC CALLS ON MURPHY ADMINISTRATION TO WAIVE GRADUATION TEST FOR CLASS OF 2022
Published on: July 20, 2021
The anticipated resumption of normal schooling in the fall does not undo the impact of the multiple year suspension of state testing for incoming seniors.
NJDOE PLANS TO RESUME GRADUATION TESTING
Published on: June 9, 2021
The NJDOE is planning to resume high school graduation testing next school year, including a new 11th-grade test and a new set of graduation rules for the classes of 2023 and beyond.