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ELC URGES GOVERNOR TO SEEK WAIVER OF FEDERAL TESTING MANDATES
Published on: February 3, 2021
ELC is asking Gov. Murphy to reconsider the administration’s recently announced plans to proceed with state testing this spring despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
HALF OF NJ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STILL HAVE NO GRADUATION RULES
Published on: September 23, 2020
Nearly two years after an appellate court struck down NJ’s high school graduation assessment rules, the State Board of Education has failed to adopt new ones.
STATE BOARD PROPOSES NEW GRADUATION RULES FOR CLASS OF 2023 AND BEYOND
Published on: October 30, 2019
Ten months after an Appellate Court invalidated NJ’s graduation testing rules, the State Board of Education has proposed new ones that would go into effect for current freshmen.
AGREEMENT EXTENDS GRADUATION PATHWAYS FOR ALL CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Published on: June 6, 2019
An agreement reached with the New Jersey Department of Education will provide clear pathways to graduation for all current high school students.
SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN “IN LIMBO” AS TESTING SEASON BEGINS
Published on: March 26, 2019
NJ high school sophomores and freshmen remain in limbo without clear rules for graduation - even though tens of thousands have passed the same tests allowing seniors and juniors to graduate.
NJDOE IMPLEMENTS CONSENT ORDER PROVIDING GRADUATION TESTING RELIEF
Published on: February 25, 2019
Consent order and NJDOE guidance clarify testing rules for current juniors and seniors.
COURT AGREEMENT PROVIDES NEW JERSEY JUNIORS AND SENIORS WITH CLEAR PATHWAYS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Published on: February 15, 2019
A Court-approved agreement reached today with the NJDOE will provide clear pathways to graduation for all current high school juniors and seniors.
ELC URGES NJ SENATE PRESIDENT TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO HS EXIT TEST LAW
Published on: January 24, 2019
The letter raises objections to the process for Senate consideration of the bill and the content of the bill, which revises provisions of the law concerning the graduation proficiency test.