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NJ STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, NJDOE FAIL TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK
Published on: March 6, 2023
Promised review of high school graduation test ‘cut scores’ still missing even though nearly 100,000 high school juniors will take the exit test later this month.
ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION MESS COURTESY OF THE NJ STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Published on: November 30, 2022
Partial reports show that just 39% of students who took the first ever administration of the NJ Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) last March passed the English Language Arts section.
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.