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NJ STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO VOTE AGAIN ON GRADUATION CUT SCORES

Published on: April 27, 2023

The Board’s higher score doubled the failure rate on the 2022 field test, and discussion at the April 5 meeting indicated they may be headed for another disaster when they vote on May 3.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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